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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 50-52 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 50-52 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output Max 10 W 3 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA ? 600 mA max
TX Max 3.5 A ? 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E ICOM-IC-000502A KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II