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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
575 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A ?
TX Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
?
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A MARCONI-CSR-000005