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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 138-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 1: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 3: 0.5 W SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 2.5 W High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains 6-15V DC
Current RX 19-250 mA ? Max 590 mA
TX Max 1.6 A ? Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1993 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.30 in)
? 58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 ? 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 48 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 78 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004SE ICOM-IC-000501 ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A