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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-1000 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 0.495-1320 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   FM   W-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 12 kHz (-6 dB), 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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.6-6.3V DC 8.0V DC
Current RX ? 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) 50-190 mA
TX Max 11.5 A - Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2001 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. Built-in color TFT screen ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000208D ICOM-IC-R000003 ICOM-IC-T000082R