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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C) ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD) FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 0.5/5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SMA SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5-16 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX Max 6 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 47 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001201 ICOM-IC-S000022 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2