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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
3 bands 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
3 bands 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ≥ 100 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? 200-450 mA
TX Max 10.5 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS encoder (CTCSS decoder option) ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002000H GALAXY-III ICOM-ID-000031E