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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX Max 140 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.2 A ? 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
140 × × 133 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 5.24 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Handheld Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000028 ICOM-IC-000091AD