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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX Max 600 mA 30-170 mA Max 2 A
TX Max 12 A Max 1.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 199x and 2005
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 81 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX RS232C interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147E ICOM-IC-W000031A DRAKE-R000008A