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Handheld UHF Transceiver
VHF/Air band Transceiver
HF Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 400-479 MHz 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
1 µV for 6 dB S/N ?
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 46.35 MHz / 450khz 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW 600 mW into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 118-136.975 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   All mode  
RF-output 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W 1.5-5 W 5-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 12-15 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 200-450 mA 400 mA typical 2 A
TX 2.5 A max 900 mA max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
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Weight 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 640 gr (1.4 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000031E ICOM-IC-A000021 ICOM-AH-000002