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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Quad-band 4/6/2m/70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-80 m FM: 26-30 / 50-54 / 65-108 / 108-181 / 320-350 / 400-480 / 700-988 MHz
AM: 108-136 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV (13 dB SINAD)
700-998 MHz: -97 dBm (13 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-80 m 26-30 / 50-54 / 136-175 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 1.7 A ? 500 mA
TX Max 6 A ? 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
140 × 44 × 207 mm
(5.51 × 1.73 × 8.15 in)
Weight ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. ? DTMF-mic
Dual display
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000900A YAESU-FT-000200 WOUXUN-KG-UV000950P(L)