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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX Max 600 mA 3 A @ 15 VDC 30-170 mA
TX Max 6 A - Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1989 and 1999 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CRT CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027E ICOM-IC-R009000E ICOM-IC-W000031A