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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 220-225 MHz 138-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
220-225 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W 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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 6-15V DC
Current RX 0.9-1 A 450-800 mA Max 590 mA
TX Max 20 A 3-6.5 A Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 78 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V ? Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000275H ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A