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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps 10./ 20 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output .4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 35 W, Low: 5 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna N-type N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 0.8-12 A ? 6-170 mA
TX 3-6 A Max 9.5 A 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 199x Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL encoder
AFC
RIT/VXO
Dimmer.
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001201 ICOM-IC-000448A ICOM-IC-000002A