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VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection > 60 dB 50 dB ≥60dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output 2 / 45 W 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) 4W or less

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ?V DC 6V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 600-750 mA ? ?
TX 2.7-9.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 197x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
54.2 × 108 × 37.4 mm
(2.13 × 4.25 × 1.47 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 273 gr (9.6 oz) including battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025H SOMMERKAMP-FT-000250 PUXING-PX-000999