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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
0.39 µV
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   -
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC + SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 2-2.5 A 200-450 mA ?
TX Max 9 A 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX 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
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970E ICOM-ID-000051A ELAD-FDM-S000001