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Handheld UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °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 144-146 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB) FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW 0.5-10 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 65-250 mA ? 200-450 mA
TX Max 900 mA ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Diode matrix programmable D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012E ICOM-IC-000021A ICOM-ID-000051E