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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
2m Transceiver | 65 W

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18μV
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? W-FM
More than 6kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 14kHz (at 60dB)

N-FM
More than 3kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 9kHz (at 55dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 2m
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.2 A 65-220 mA 0.4-1.5 A
TX Max 11.5 A Max 2 A 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 176 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.93 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 555 channels in 18 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. CTCSS / DTCS
MIL-STD 810 G tested
Power supply voltage display
Wide/narrow channel setting
DTMF autodial
Time-out timer
Repeater lockout
Automatic power off
S-meter squelch
Selectable LCD backlight color (amber, yellow and green)
Weather channel receive and alert function (USA version only)
Automatic repeater function (USA version only)
Selectable squelch delay from short and long
Squelch attenuator reduces suppression from strong signals
PC to Tx and Tx to Tx cloning capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000050H ICOM-IC-E000090 ICOM-IC-002300H