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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 19.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W AM: 3W, SSB: 6W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC Mains / 12 V DC
Current RX 600 mA max 65-220 mA ?
TX 4.8 A max Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1975 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 555 channels in 18 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Squelch
S-Meter
Silencer
PA
Califier
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025E ICOM-IC-E000090 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000048