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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 0.5/6W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 4.5-16V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 10-250 mA Max 180 mA
TX ? 2.2 A max Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 70 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027H ICOM-IC-000032E ICOM-IC-T000007H