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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz
Modulations N-FM   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 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations N-FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW 50 / 15 / 5 W (approx.)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
? 150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without microphone, cable and bracket
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 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-000032E ICOM-IC-000003N ICOM-ID-E000880