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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz - 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 80-10 m / 160 m optional 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W 100 W (180 W INPUT) 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 65-220 mA - 200-450 mA
TX Max 2 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1958 and 196x Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 555 channels in 18 bank(s) None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000090 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V ICOM-ID-000051A