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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 150 Hz per hour after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 50-54 MHz 108-950 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
50-54 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 2.5 W High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX 1 A ? 40-210 mA
TX Max 10.5 A ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
? 57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
Weight 960 gr (2.1 lbs) ? 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Crossband repeat
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000481H ICOM-IC-000501 ICOM-IC-W000032A