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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-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)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 5.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 100 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC ?V DC 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX ? ? 800 mA max
TX ? ? 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 197x and 197x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
? 58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 302 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS (DTMF and voice-scrambler option) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000003H TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-DIGITAL-(000544) ICOM-IC-T000070E