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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 ~ 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 50-54 MHz 30-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Medium: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W 350/300 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA Max 1 A 38-170 mA
TX Max 9.5 A Max 3.8 A Max 440 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1998 and 2001
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H ICOM-IC-000681 ICOM-IC-Q000007A