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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  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 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.495-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 1-10 W High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 0.9 A 1 A ?
TX Max 3.3 A Max 10.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 2008 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 960 gr (2.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E ICOM-IC-000481H ICOM-IC-E000092D