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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output 10 W High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC +/- 15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 0.8-1 A 200-450 mA
TX ? Max 12 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions ? 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000031 ICOM-IC-E000208 ICOM-ID-000051E