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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 5 kHz 1 / 5 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-1856 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1.60 µV 1.6-50 MHz
0.56 µV 50-905 MHz
1.00 µV 905-130 MHz
1.40 µV 1380-1800 MHz
?
Selectivity ? AM: 6.0 kHz
N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 4 - 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? High: 6 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9.6V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A 1.1 A max 25-210 mA
TX Max 5.5 A - 0.7-1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1990 and 1998 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
150 × 50 × 181 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.13 in)
58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E ICOM-IC-R000100 ICOM-IC-T000002H