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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 0.01 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1.0 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 ? > 60db at –1 kHz 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC 9 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 1.5 A max ?
TX Max 4.8 A 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025A SEA-000235 WHISTLER-WS001010