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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz)
Audio output ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA 230-500 mA
TX Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WX channels (USA)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026