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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz 144-146 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? More than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 10 W 1-10 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 0.6 A 200-450 mA
TX Max 10 A Max 2.3 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 129 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.08 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000150 ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS