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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations 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 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 1 A 2.1A max
TX ? Max 10.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 930 gr (2.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027H ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-000080AD