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

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
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 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
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 ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W Max 25 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 1-1.4 A ? ?
TX 4-10.5 A Max 6 A 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 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 AFC
Twin RX
? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-000271E ICOM-ID-000091