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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz
(50-905 MHz optional)
0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Medium: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W 3.5-25/3.5-25 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX Max 1 A 2-2.5 A 65-220 mA
TX Max 3.8 A Max 9 A Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35 (PS-35: 2.3kg) 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 396 channels in 1 bank(s) 555 channels in 18 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX
Optional rack handles
DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000681 ICOM-IC-000970A ICOM-IC-E000090