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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
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Filters ? ? ?
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
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ?
Audio output ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 0.1-10 W in 5 steps 35 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 9-15.9V DC Mains
Current RX 1-1.4 A 250-450 mA -
TX 4-10.5 A 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2002 and 20xx Between 1954 and 1956
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
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Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC
Twin RX
Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-000703 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000030