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VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 30 kHz kHz 5 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV or better <0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? 500-700 mA ?
TX 2.5 A max 1.7-3.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 ICOM-IC-000045E ICOM-IC-Z000001A