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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
430-440 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
? 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 (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection >40 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
430-440 MHz 144–146 / 430–440MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 7-14 V DC 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX 80-150 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1991 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000007 ICOM-IC-P000004E ICOM-IC-E000080D