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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) 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
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX 1-1.4 A ?
TX 4-10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1936 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features AFC
Twin RX
BFO
Accessories ? LS-3 external speaker
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E MILITARY-BC-000344