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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 5 kHz to 995 kHz in increments of 5 or 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM ≥ 0.5µV across most of the range
AM/SSB ≥ 3.0µV across most of the range
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W High: 10 W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC 12V DC 11-16 V DC from external supply
Current RX 20-130 mA 400 mA ?
TX 220-550 mA Max 3.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1986 and 199x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
138 × 31 × 178 mm
(5.43 × 1.22 × 7.01 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002AT STANDARD-C-008900 AOR-AR-002800