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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C)
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.09-30 / 76-108 / 137 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.5 V DC 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground
Current RX ? ? 300-600 mA
TX ? - 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
412 × 285 × 169 mm
(16.22 × 11.22 × 6.65 in)
127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) including battery 990 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 130 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. Built-in thermal printer for RTTY text and WeFax charts. RS-232C. 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 SONY-CRF-V000021 YAESU-FT-001500M