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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz ? 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   - FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
15-160m -
Modulations FM   AFSK   All mode   -
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W SSB: 1 kW PEP, CW: 850 kW (drive power: 85-100 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) Mains 9 V DC
Current RX 0.3-1 A ? ?
TX 15 A max 7.5 A @ 240 V AC / 15 A @ 120 V AC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 198x in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 HEATHKIT-SB-001000 WHISTLER-WS001025