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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (Europe)
134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX Max 6 A - 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000028 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000720