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VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX 0.5-0.7 A 30 W
TX 3-6.5 A 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions 140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 0 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000037A CLANSMAN-VRC-000321