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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
VHF: Less than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: Less than 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 1/1 W, Low: 300/300 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 13.8V DC 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal)
Current RX 400-800 mA 700-900 mA 11-70 mA
TX Max 5 A 1.6-5 A 400-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1997 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery & antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning CTCSS. DTMF
Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX ICOM-IC-000290H STANDARD-C-000510