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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
80-10 m 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? optional CW filter ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
80-10 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 400-800 mA ? 200-450 mA
TX Max 5 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1970 and 1970 Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX ROBYN-000500 ICOM-ID-000031E