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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz 144-160 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity FM (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 ?V
DV (BER 1%) < 0.35 ?V
0.5 µV for 20dB S/N FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) - 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
RF-output 50/15/5 W (approx.) ? 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 15% Mains or 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 1.2 A max 200mA (squelched), 400mA at rated audio output 200-450 mA
TX 12.5 A max - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
139 × 47 × 187 mm
(5.47 × 1.85 × 7.36 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000880H FDK-TM-000056B ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS