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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps 25 / 5 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD FM (at 12dB SINAD)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.16μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.16μV
230.000–259.995MHz 0.56μV
260.000–299.995MHz 0.32μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.22μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.22μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.16μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.16μV
810.000–879.990MHz 0.45μV
880.000–999.990MHz 0.45μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.5μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.5μV
230.000–259.995MHz 1.8μV
260.000–299.995MHz 1.0μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.79μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.63μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.56μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.56μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
UHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
Selectivity ? ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 50 / 15 / 5 W (approx.)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 0.7 A 10-250 mA 1.2 A max
TX Max 5.5 A 2.2 A max 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without microphone, cable and bracket
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E ICOM-IC-000032E ICOM-ID-E000880