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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 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 >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 1-1.4 A ?
TX 1.8-3.3 A 4-10.5 A 10.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 36 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer AFC
Twin RX
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-003230H