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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Single-band VHF mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 Hz Fixed channels 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 144-171 / 450-470 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load Internal speaker 400 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   W-FM  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) ? 15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) SO-239 + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC / Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 2.7 A max ? ?
TX 20 A max - 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
120 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 275 gr (9.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX 8 crystal controlled channels Alpha tags display
Big/small fonts
VOX
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 SBE-SENTINEL-VI LEIXEN-VV-000808V