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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile 70cm Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 430-440 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? FM: -6dBuV input S / N30dB (F = 433.0 MHz)
SSB: -20dBuV input S / N10dB (F = 433.00 MHz)
FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 430-440 MHz 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 1 / 10 W 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 200-450 mA
TX Max 6 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 1302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS AGC
NB
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-IC-000390 ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS