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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  ? 2m 
Freq. stability 2 m/70 cm: ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) 23 cm: ±3 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz (EU)
118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz (USA)
0.1-1999.8 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 41.8 MHz (2 m) - 42.45 MHz (70 cm) - 72.2 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (EU)
144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
- 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: 10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ? 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 3.2 A 3 A @ 15 VDC 1.2 A max
TX Max 12 A - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 1989 and 1999 in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 319 channels in 3 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS/PL encoder
Attenuator (20 dB)
Dimmer
Triple RX.
CRT MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000100H ICOM-IC-R009000E ICOM-IC-F005220D