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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
UHF-FM transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) > 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 45/25/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 0.6 A ?
TX ? 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002340H NCG-000010/160M ALINCO-DR-000438