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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz
Audio output ? ? 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1-10 W Max 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external)
Current RX 0.9 A ? 35-150 mA
TX Max 3.3 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
? 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E ICOM-IC-000471E ICOM-IC-R000020