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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 15 / 5 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 50-54 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 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 (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10 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 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX Max 0.7 A Max 0.7 A 30-210 mA
TX Max 5.5 A ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 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 ? ? CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A ICOM-IC-000551 ICOM-IC-W000031E