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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-999 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Mid-High: 20/20 W, Mid-Low: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 590 mA 1.2 A max
TX Max 12 A Max 1.9 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2002 Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 34 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 1.34 in)
58 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box, 290 grHead 585 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-100 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 69 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Twin RX Triple RX MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002800H ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001E ICOM-IC-F005220D