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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 2-1100 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
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Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 12.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features GPS connectivity. Signal strength readout in dBm
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000800H WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615