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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
External Speaker

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type + RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? -
TX Max 5.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
?
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E ICOM-IC-R009000L ICOM-SP-000033