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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C 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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 0.5/6W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC battery pack or 12-15V DC external 4.5-16V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 10-250 mA Max 180 mA 2.1A max
TX Max 2.2 A Max 1.6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170 ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 70 channels in bank(s) 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032ET ICOM-IC-T000007H ICOM-IC-000080AD