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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 50-52 MHz 0.495-999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 50-52 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10 W High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 450-800 mA ? ?
TX 3-6.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 2008 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
? 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 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-000038A ICOM-IC-000060 ICOM-IC-E000092D