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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 420 mA 400-600 mA
TX 0.8-2.1 A 4 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in China Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ICOM-ID-000091 CRKITS-KN-Q000010A ALINCO-DR-000735T