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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 108-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz - 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W ? 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 12-15V DC or mains 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX 1-1.4 A Max 1 A 90-500 mA
TX 4-10.5 A - 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features AFC
Twin RX
? Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E KENWOOD-R-000599D ICOM-IC-A000025NE