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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 3.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable front panel Dual VFO's. Scanning Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000270 ICOM-IC-000490E ICOM-IC-Z000001E