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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 25-950 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX 800 mA max ? 20-200 mA
TX 6 A max ? 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1991 and 199x Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
54 × 135 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 5.31 × 1.42 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 395 gr (13.9 oz) with BP-82 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in IC-R1. Twin RX and twin antennas Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-000002SRE ICOM-IC-W000002A