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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX 1-1.4 A Max 1.7 A 2A
TX 4-10.5 A Max 6 A 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC
Twin RX
Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-000900A ICOM-IC-000078