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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output 1 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? 20-200 mA ?
TX 2.5 A max 1.8 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000120 ICOM-IC-W000002A ICOM-IC-Z000001A