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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  23cm  160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? 2 m/70 cm: ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) 23 cm: ±3 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz (EU)
118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 41.8 MHz (2 m) - 42.45 MHz (70 cm) - 72.2 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 kHz
10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (EU)
144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 1-10 W High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: 10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15% Mains, batteries or 12 V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A Max 3.2 A 8.5 W
TX Max 2.3 A Max 12 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 319 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL encoder
Attenuator (20 dB)
Dimmer
Triple RX.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-DELTA-000100H SONY-CRF-000150