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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 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 0.1-100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.495-999 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output 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 N-type SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external
Current RX 1 A ? 38-180 mA
TX Max 10.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
Weight 960 gr (2.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 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 CI-V. VSC. Bandscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000481H ICOM-IC-E000092D ICOM-IC-R000010