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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? 65/60 dB
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 1 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 3V DC (2×LR6/AA) 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 450-800 mA ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX 3-6.5 A - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
155 × 90 × 33 mm
(6.10 × 3.54 × 1.30 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A SONY-ICF-SW000100E BAOFENG-UV-000005R