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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz 136-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   FM  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 6 W, Low: 1 W 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 BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 9.6V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A 25-210 mA 20-200 mA
TX Max 13 A 0.7-1.6 A 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 522 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 DTMF. CTCSS. DV/GPS option (UT-123) Diversity reception. Twin RX. ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E002820 ICOM-IC-T000002H ICOM-IC-W000002A