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VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 30 kHz kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV or better ? ?
Selectivity ? ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.7 A Max 1.1 A
TX 2.5 A max Max 6 A Max 12.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX. GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 ICOM-IC-000900E ICOM-ID-000800D