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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld 70cm Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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 ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 1.5 / 0.15 W High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 0.8-1 A
TX ? ? Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1990 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
? 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard DTMF keypad CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SET ICOM-IC-000004E ICOM-IC-E000208