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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ±2.5ppm ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 430-450 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 700 mW @ 10% THD ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz 430-450 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) 2 W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack Li-ion Battery 13.8V DC
Current RX 800 mA max ? 1 A
TX 2.1 A max ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 201x in China Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
54 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.13 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 302 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000070A LINTON-LT-000071A KENWOOD-TM-000271E