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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 0.495–999.990MHz MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
144–146 / 430–440MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output Max 25 W 100/100/20 W 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.8 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000471E ICOM-IC-000706MKII ICOM-IC-E000080D