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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 700-900 mA 550-900 mA 400 mA max
TX 1.6-5 A 3.6-7.6 A 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-003210A BAOFENG-BF-A000005