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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2 m/70 cm: ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) 23 cm: ±3 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F)
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz (EU)
118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 41.8 MHz (2 m) - 42.45 MHz (70 cm) - 72.2 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (EU)
144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 1-10 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: 10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.2V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? Max 3.2 A
TX Max 2.3 A ? Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1993 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 319 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard CTCSS/PL encoder
Attenuator (20 dB)
Dimmer
Triple RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-000002SET ICOM-IC-DELTA-000100H