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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz (US-version) 25-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? FM
28-54: 0.4μV
137-174: 0.4μV
216-224.995: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.4μV
764-775.9875: 0.5μV
794-823.9875: 0.5μV
849.0125-868.9875: 0.5μV
894.0125-956: 0.5μV
1240-1300: 0.8μV
AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.9950: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.0μV
225-319.9875: 1.0μV
320-399.9875: .1.0μV
W-FM (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
179.750–215.750 MHz: 0.8 μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 265.55/380.75 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 75 dB (at 162.4 MHz)
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12V DC 12V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A 12 W / 6 W 470 mA max
TX Max 6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
? 187 × 56 × 152 mm
(7.36 × 2.20 × 5.98 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 270 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000048 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000160