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

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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 ? ?
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 ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1-1.4 A ? ?
TX 4-10.5 A 10.5 A max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC
Twin RX
Twin RX Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-003230H ICOM-IC-000740