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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  2m  1.25m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 136-174 / 222-225 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.16 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-148 / 222-225 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW High: 45/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 65-250 mA Max 1.2 A 2.1A max
TX Max 900 mA Max 10.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012E ICOM-IC-002330A ICOM-IC-000080AD