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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 25 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? 18-160 mA ?
TX Max 6 A Max 1.4 A 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000271E ICOM-IC-000004IE ICOM-ID-000091