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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-999 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Mid-High: 20/20 W, Mid-Low: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 2.1A max
TX Max 12 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2002 Between 1995 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 34 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 1.34 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box, 290 grHead 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 109 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002800H ICOM-IC-Z000001A ICOM-IC-000080AD