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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  17m (WARC)  2m 
Freq. stability ? Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
11.2735 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 2 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 9.5 V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX 1-1.4 A 68 mA Max 700 mA
TX 4-10.5 A 620 mA max Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC
Twin RX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E JIM-MX-000018S KENWOOD-TM-000231A