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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ±15 kHz (-6 dB)
±25 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 1-10 W 1 / 10 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC ±20%, neg. ground 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 1.3 A 150 mA 2.1A max
TX Max 7.5 A 2 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
156 × 58 × 205 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.07 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ATV option ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001271E ICOM-IC-000022A ICOM-IC-000080AD