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

General

HAM bands 1.25m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  1.25m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-823 / 851-868 / 896-1126 MHz 220 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD 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 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
380.7 / 10.85 MHz / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) 350 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz - 220 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W - ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 6V DC / 4×AA ?V DC
Current RX 450-800 mA 70-180 mA max ?
TX 3-6.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1998 and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
63 × 158 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.22 × 1.57 in)
?
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 229 gr (8.1 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunking scanner ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000091 STANDARD-C-000288A