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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX Max 800 mA ? ?
TX Max 9.5 A ? 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1984 and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H ICOM-IC-000271H ICOM-IC-000091AD