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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W Max 25 W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX 1-1.4 A ? 150 VA
TX 4-10.5 A Max 6 A 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

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
? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-000271E ICOM-IC-007850