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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz ? 0.1-100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 38-180 mA
TX ? Max 3.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 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 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. Dual VFO's. Scanning CI-V. VSC. Bandscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-000490A ICOM-IC-R000010