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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 115-180 / 328-500 MHz 0.5-40 MHz
Modulations FM   DV   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-148 / 430-440 MHz
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   DV   FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 3/3 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1.5 A 0.9-1.6 A 90 W
TX Max 7 A Max 12 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
150 × 50 × 210 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.27 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Detachable head. CTCSS & DTMF option Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000001 STANDARD-C-005608D RACAL-RA-003712