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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Portable VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 25 / 50 kHz (see description)

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st:
2nd:
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker External speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 1.3-4.0 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC +/- 15% 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette)
Current RX ? Max 1.25 A ?
TX Max 6 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1968 and 19xx in USA / Germany
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 135 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.31 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
Weight ? 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 920 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000028E ICOM-IC-R001500 MILITARY-AN/PRC-000077