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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 1-30 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   AFSK   GMSK   DV  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? Max 50 W 200-450 mA
TX Max 3.6 A - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1968 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490A RACAL-RA-001218 ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS