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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) 10 p.p.m. (0 to 60° C) 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 25µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 1µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.9µV
SSB/CW:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 0.9µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 0.3µV
1-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
N-FM:
150 kHz-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
W-FM:
0.15-30 MHz: -
30-1000 MHz: 1.0µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.0µV

AM / SSB / CW: 10dB S/N
N-FM / W-FM: 12dB SINAD
Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
N-FM: 15 kHz @ 6dB
W-FM: 230 kHz @ 6dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB 65dB 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 0.2W (8 ohm load) 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? ?
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Headless Headless

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 RS-232 computer interface DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A WINRADIO-WR-001500E WINRADIO-WR-G000315E