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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 1.0 µV FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Crystal controlled double conversion ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 35 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? FM: 45/45 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W 1 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 10 W 2-2.5 A ?
TX - Max 16 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1986 Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
160 × 65 × 215 mm
(6.30 × 2.56 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) without PS-35 (with PS-35: 2.3kg) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 396 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX
Optional rack handles
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) ICOM-IC-000970H FDK-MULTI-QUARTZ-000016