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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output internal speaker 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.4V DC
Current RX ? 20-130 mA
TX 3.6 A max 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490E ICOM-IC-000002A