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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx ? 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz (Cellular blocked) 136-174 / 245-246 or 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 / 0.28μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ≤ 0.5W

Transmitter

TX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 136-174 / 245-246 or 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output 10 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W 4-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC 5.5-11.5V DC 7.2 V DC (2000 mAh Li-ion)
Current RX ? 65-220 mA ?
TX ? Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
117 × 57 × 34 mm
(4.61 × 2.24 × 1.34 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in bank(s) 555 channels in 18 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tone burst encoder optional DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. PC-programmable. Alpha tags. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000202 ICOM-IC-T000090 QUANSHENG-TG-000620