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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 118-1000 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC 13.8V DC 3.6-6.3V DC
Current RX 65-250 mA ? 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off)
TX Max 900 mA Max 11.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. Built-in color TFT screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012E ICOM-IC-000208D ICOM-IC-R000003