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Mobile VHF Transceiver
300-channel | TrunkTracker | VHF/UHF/AIR/800MHz | Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-823 / 851-868 / 896-1126 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
AIR: 1.5 µV
800MHz: 0.7 µV
N-FM 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
806-956 MHz: 0.6 µV
AM 20 dB S/N at 60% modulation
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double / Triple conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
1st: 380 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
380.7 / 10.85 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 2 W, 8-ohm 350 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   AFSK   - -
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC or mains 6V DC / 4×AA
Current RX 0.3-1 A 230-500 mA 70-180 mA max
TX 15 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1998 and 200x
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
205 × 70 × 195 mm
(8.07 × 2.76 × 7.68 in)
63 × 158 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.22 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 229 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). Trunking Trunking scanner
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002050 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000091