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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.03-33 / 46.2-61.1 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW HF: 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W), 6 m: 1-10 W (AM 1-4 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.2V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 140 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.2 A ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 280 gr (9.9 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000002SET ICOM-IC-000726