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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 108-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
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
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (110-240 V AC) 7-14V DC
Current RX 1-1.4 A ? ?
TX 4-10.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC
Twin RX
Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-000775 ICOM-IC-P000002ET