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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz 0.1-100 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   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
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 38-180 mA 1.2 A max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 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. CI-V. VSC. Bandscope Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-R000010 ICOM-IC-R000072DC