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

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 138-174 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? 0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W 0.5/6W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 6-15V DC 4.5-16V DC
Current RX 450-800 mA Max 590 mA Max 180 mA
TX 3-6.5 A Max 1.9 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 78 channels in 1 bank(s) 70 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Triple RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A ICOM-IC-T000007H