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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 600 mA 2 A 200-450 mA
TX Max 4.8 A 9 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025A SEMCOSET-SELECTO ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS