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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.22 µV (10 dB S/N) < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 70 dB 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W 10 / 25 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12-16 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.7 A 300-600 mA 500 mA
TX 2.8 A max 3-5 A 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 157 × 88 × 220 mm
(6.18 × 3.46 × 8.66 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
?
Weight 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
NB
CTCSS and DTMF
DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000245E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252 LUTHOR-TLM-000007