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UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB >60 dB
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   FM  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 7.5V DC
Current RX 1-1.4 A 0.3-1 A 77-300 mA
TX Max 10.5 A 15 A max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC. Twin RX Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500A ICOM-IC-V008000 ICOM-IC-V000088