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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 1.0 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
0.5-30 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 4 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 4.5 / 25 / 45 W 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 1.2 A max 1.3-2.1 A Max 100 W
TX 11 A max Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 8 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-F006220D ICOM-IC-000077 MARCONI-H002301