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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  23cm  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz)
Tuning steps ? 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC 12 or(!) 24 V DC
Current RX 1-1.4 A 500-660 mA 500 mA
TX 4-10.5 A 2.5-5.5 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features AFC
Twin RX
1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E YAESU-FT-002311R SAILOR-RT000144