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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W FM/CW: 6-45/6-40 W, SSB: 6-35/6-30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-130 mA 0.5-0.7 A Max 2.5 A
TX 220-550 mA 3-6.5 A Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 199x Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 0 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002AT ICOM-IC-000037A ICOM-IC-000820H