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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Antenna Noise Bridge

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 1-30 MHz
1-100 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? More than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz ?
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 1-10 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC or mains Internal 9 V battery or external 9-11 V DC
Current RX 1-1.4 A Max 0.6 A 45 mA
TX 4-10.5 A Max 2.3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1975 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
130 × 57 × 127 mm
(5.12 × 2.24 × 5.00 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC
Twin RX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-000251E HEATHKIT-HD-001422