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Mobile VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 100-950 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 43.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 5-16V DC
Current RX Max 500 mA 500-700 mA 15-150 mA
TX Max 2.3 A 1.7-3.5 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024E ICOM-IC-000045E ICOM-IC-W000021E