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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-1000 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W ? 0.5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? 3 A @ 15 VDC ?
TX Max 11.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1989 and 1999 in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 47 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. CRT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000208D ICOM-IC-R009000E ICOM-IC-S000022