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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.15-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 50 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.495-4.995 MHz: 2.5 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
118-136 MHz: 1.78 µV
222-330 MHz: 1.78 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.625-5 MHz: 0.56 µV
5-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
30-118 MHz: 0.2 µV
118-175 MHz: 0.18 µV
175-330 MHz: 0.22 µV
330-430 MHz: 0.25 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV
450-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-1000 MHz: 0.28 µV
1000-1310 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 0.78 µV
175-222 MHz: 1.78 µV
470-770 MHz: 2.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM
>12 kHz (-9 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 19.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 429.1 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA or Li-Ion pack) 13.8V DC
Current RX 600 mA max 35-150 mA ?
TX 4.8 A max - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
57 × 128 × 23 mm
(2.24 × 5.04 × 0.91 in)
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Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 1650 channels in 26 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
Splash resistant (IPX4)
CTCSS/DTSC decoder
VSC
Built in ferrite bar for MW reception
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025E ICOM-IC-RX000007 YAESU-FT-000600