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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? More than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 1-10 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1-1.4 A Max 0.6 A Max 600 mA
TX 4-10.5 A Max 2.3 A Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 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 ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-000027E