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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 0.22 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 70 dB Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 8 ohm 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W 10 / 25 W 1-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12-16 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.7 A 300-600 mA ?
TX 2.8 A max 3-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx Between 201x and 20xx in India
Dimensions 157 × 88 × 220 mm
(6.18 × 3.46 × 8.66 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
NB
CTCSS and DTMF
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000245E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000100D