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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 100-950 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144–146 / 430–440MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5-16V DC 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A 15-150 mA ?
TX 12 A max Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard. Twin RX DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H ICOM-IC-W000021ET ICOM-IC-E000080D