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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter
Desktop LF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ? Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz - 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
? ≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
? 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 720 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ≥ 75 dB
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 2-32 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   - -
RF-output 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external Mains Mains
Current RX 200-450 mA - ?
TX 2.5 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
?
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) None 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000051A TMC-SBE-000002 EDDYSTONE-000850/4