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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-10.3V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX Max 600 mA 30-250 mA ?
TX Max 8 A 1-2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) PLL: M64076GP (IC501) GPS option. Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T ICOM-IC-V000001 ICOM-IC-Z000001A