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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
?
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC external or battery pack 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 65-250 mA 700-900 mA ?
TX 400-900 mA 1.6-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
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Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard
RIT
VOX
DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012AT ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-000471H