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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.5-10 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 800 mA 700-900 mA
TX ? Max 9.5 A 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 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 ? ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000201 ICOM-IC-000228H ICOM-IC-000290H