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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W 0.1 / 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 8 A 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in discontinued in the early seventies Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
? 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC-controllable (Serial DB9)
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN ICOM-IC-003220E KDK-FM-000144-10LA SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC