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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
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Image rejection > 60 dB ? 100 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 2 / 45 W 50 / 10 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 11-13V DC
Current RX 600-750 mA 1.2 A max 620 mA max
TX 2.7-9.5 A 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025H KENWOOD-TM-D000710A WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO'