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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  6m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 75 / 49 / 31 / 25 / 19 m / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   W-FM   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection 75 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   AFSK   - -
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 75/300Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) Mains, batteries or 12 V DC ?V DC
Current RX 0.3-1 A 8.5 W Max 40 mA
TX 15 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 SONY-CRF-000150 SONY-ICF-007600W