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

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz > 60 dB
Audio output ? 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW ? 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7-14 V DC 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 35-150 mA 700-900 mA
TX ? - 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keypad VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000004ET ICOM-IC-R000020 ICOM-IC-000290A