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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 108-950 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 3.6-6.3V DC 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX Max 590 mA 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) 40-210 mA
TX Max 1.9 A - Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
Weight 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 300 gr (10.6 oz) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 78 channels in 1 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX Built-in color TFT screen Twin RX
Crossband repeat
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A ICOM-IC-R000003 ICOM-IC-W000032A