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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.7 A ? Max 1.1 A
TX Max 6 A ? Max 12.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 109 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000900E ICOM-IC-Z000001A ICOM-ID-000800D