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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  70cm  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM 430-440 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100/100/50/20 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 1.8-2.0 A ? 200 mA
TX Max 20 A ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2010 Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
147 × 51 × 193 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.60 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 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 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels) ? Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG KENWOOD-TR-008400 ALINCO-DJ-G000007E