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Bookshelf UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 150 Hz per hour after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-436 MHz 50-54 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 70 cm: Double-conversion, 23 cm: Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (70 cm), 157.0 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (70 cm), 45.0 MHz (23 cm)
3rd: 455 KHz (23 cm)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-436 MHz 50-54 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 3 W SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 2.5 W High: 25/10 W, Low: 5/1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 40 mA ? Max 900 mA
TX Max 1 A ? 1.5-8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 1986 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
? 155 × 55 × 207 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 8.15 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000402 ICOM-IC-000501 STANDARD-C-006000S