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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26-56 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 8.4V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A 1.4-1.6 A 20-130 mA
TX Max 11.5 A Max 20 A 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002710H ICOM-IC-000575H ICOM-IC-000002A