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Handheld VHF Receiver
Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? Beter than ±0.5ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB ? SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? More than 70dB
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA 1-1.4 A 2 A max
TX - 4-10.5 A 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 201 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AFC
Twin RX
20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-007200