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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 1-10 W ? 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 0.6 A 95-140 mA 200-450 mA
TX Max 2.3 A - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
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MPN ICOM-IC-000251E AOR-AR-002700 ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS