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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-999 MHz 25-950 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Mid-High: 20/20 W, Mid-Low: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 30-210 mA
TX Max 12 A ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2002 Between 1991 and 199x Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 34 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 1.34 in)
54 × 135 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 5.31 × 1.42 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box, 290 grHead 395 gr (13.9 oz) with BP-82 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Built-in IC-R1. Twin RX and twin antennas CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002800H ICOM-IC-000002SRE ICOM-IC-W000031E