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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Manpack VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe) 36-76 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 12dB for 1 µV EMF with 3 kHz deviation at 1 kHz
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz (VHF), 30.875 MHz (UHF) - No options installed
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? 50 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe) 36-76 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW >1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC ?V DC 12V DC
Current RX 0.85-1.4 A Max 170 mA ?
TX Max 12 A Max 600 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
58 × 140 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.14 in)
166 × 76 × 285 mm
(6.54 × 2.99 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 2 bank(s) ? 1600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
Twin RX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000901E ICOM-IC-000002 RACAL-TRA-000967