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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  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 430-440 MHz 26-56 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 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 ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 1.4-1.6 A 200-450 mA
TX ? Max 20 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 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 ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GE ICOM-IC-000575H ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS