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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 50-905 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 3V (10dB S/N)
FM: 1.5V (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1V (12 dB SINAD @ 83 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? Max 1 A
TX ? Max 3.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
180 × 75 × 180 mm
(7.09 × 2.95 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. Dual VFO's. Scanning Bandscope TV tuner front end
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-000490A STANDARD-AX-000700