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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 2.5-25 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 0.9-1 A 550-900 mA 30-210 mA
TX Max 6 A 3.6-7.6 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000275E ICOM-IC-003210E ICOM-IC-W000031E