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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
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 ?V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 10-250 mA ?
TX Max 6 A 2.2 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027E ICOM-IC-000032E ICOM-IC-000003N