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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 27.8-143 MHz in three bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC Mains
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 500mA ?
TX Max 8 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1997 and 1998 in UK Between 1942 and 194x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
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Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220E FAIRHAVEN-RD000500 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000036