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General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) 0.001%
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz 24-32 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB 65 dB
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
24-32 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W AM/FM/CW: 50 W, SSB: 150 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1-1.4 A 0.3-1 A ?
TX Max 10.5 A 15 A max 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
178 × 98 × 23 mm
(7.01 × 3.86 × 0.91 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features AFC. Twin RX Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500A ICOM-IC-V008000 RANGER-RCI-002970DX