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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 1.6-12 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ± 15 kHz @ -6 dB ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection >N/A ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.6-12 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 30/100 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.7 A ? 200-450 mA
TX 3.5 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 110 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 4.33 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AQS ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000026 RFT-SEG-000100 ICOM-ID-000031E