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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.35 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? ? TIA603: 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C: 45 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 500 mW @ 3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
- 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? VHF: 1/5 W, UHF: 1/4 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains 7.2 V DC (1300 or 2200 mAh Li-Ion)
Current RX 1 A Max 2 A ?
TX Max 10.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 2005 Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
131.5 × 63.5 × 36.2 mm
(5.18 × 2.50 × 1.43 in)
Weight 960 gr (2.1 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-V117 battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? RS232C interface IP 57
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000481H DRAKE-R000008A VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000300