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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps 15 / 5 kHz Channelized 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 4 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? ?
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? 6-170 mA
TX Max 5.5 A ? 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
? 61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A ICOM-ICB-001050 ICOM-IC-000002A