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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.7 A 1 A 0.6-1 A
TX 2.8 A max 13 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 2003 and 2004
Dimensions 157 × 88 × 220 mm
(6.18 × 3.46 × 8.66 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
Weight 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
NB
? Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000245E KENWOOD-TM-000271A YAESU-FT-000857