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

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 222-225 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV for 12 dB SINAD 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 More than 15 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 MHz - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 45/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.6-6.3V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX Max 1.2 A 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) 2.1A max
TX Max 10.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 450 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Built-in color TFT screen Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002330A ICOM-IC-R000003 ICOM-IC-000080AD