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Mobile VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 800 mA max 1-1.4 A Max 1.1 A
TX 6 A max Max 10.5 A Max 12.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AFC. Twin RX GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-002500A ICOM-ID-000800D