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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.001%
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 138-174 MHz 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
Selectivity ? ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
21.8 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? 200 mW @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 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: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 800 mA max 16~210 mA (13.8V) 500-700 mA
TX 6 A max 450~1200 mA (13.8V) 1.7-3.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
49 × 104 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.09 × 1.30 in)
140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-000002SE ICOM-IC-000045A