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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 110-180 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? Main: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Sub: 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 70 W, Mid1: 50 W, Mid2: 25 W, Low: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX Max 600 mA 0.5-0.8 A ?
TX Max 4.8 A Max 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 81 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCS & ARTS
9K6 packet ready
Twin RX
Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025A YAESU-FT-003000M LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)