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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 0.56-35 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.6-6.3V DC 105-130V AC
Current RX Max 600 mA 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) ?
TX Max 6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 1950 and 1956 in USA
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
419 × 298 × 209 mm
(16.50 × 11.73 × 8.23 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Built-in color TFT screen BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-IC-R000003 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000125