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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 60 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX 450-800 mA ? ?
TX 3-6.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x (late eighties) in Germany Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
448 × 153 × 470 mm
(17.64 × 6.02 × 18.50 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A SIEMENS-CHR000531 SONY-ICF-SW000055E