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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 75 dB
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground)
Current RX ? 0.3-1 A
TX ? 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only).
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-V008000