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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 8.4V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A 200-450 mA 20-130 mA
TX Max 10.5 A 2.5 A max 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Japan Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions ? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS encoder (CTCSS decoder option) D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002000H ICOM-ID-000051E ICOM-IC-000002A