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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 1 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 0.5 A 38 mA 500 mA
TX Max 6 A 420 mA 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
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Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A KENWOOD-TR-002200 LUTHOR-TLM-000007