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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 25-950 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 6 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 9.6V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? 25-210 mA
TX Max 10.5 A ? 0.7-1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
54 × 135 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 5.31 × 1.42 in)
58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
Weight 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 395 gr (13.9 oz) with BP-82 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready Built-in IC-R1. Twin RX and twin antennas ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-000002SRE ICOM-IC-T000002H