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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 220-225 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 220-225 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 150 mW High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 6-10.8V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX 55-270 mA ? 20-200 mA
TX 350-750 mA Max 550 mA 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included ? 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000215E ICOM-IC-000003AT ICOM-IC-W000002A