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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2 m/70 cm: ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) 23 cm: ±3 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F)
Tuning steps 25 / 5 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz (EU)
118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 41.8 MHz (2 m) - 42.45 MHz (70 cm) - 72.2 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (EU)
144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 6 W, Low: ? W High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: 10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? Max 3.2 A
TX Max 5.5 A ? Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
? 140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 319 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL encoder
Attenuator (20 dB)
Dimmer
Triple RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E ICOM-IC-000004GXA ICOM-IC-DELTA-000100H