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

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz (VHF), 30.875 MHz (UHF) - No options installed
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.85-1.4 A Max 1.1 A
TX ? Max 12 A Max 12.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 2 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
Twin RX
GPS connectivity.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003SAT ICOM-IC-000901E ICOM-ID-000800H