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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Handheld Amateur Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 20-500 MHz (1100 MHz with FE option) 0.1-3305 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   P25   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 5 selectable IF-bandwidths (optional) ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.995 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   - -
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-10.3V DC Mains (110, 120/220, 240 V AC, 47-400 Hz) ?
Current RX 30-250 mA 100 W ?
TX 1-2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
483 × 134 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 5.28 × 17.99 in)
?
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DTCS
GPS option
? Bluetooth
Dual-watch
IP57 environmental proof
Micro-SD card
Sprectrum display
Audio recording
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000082 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617B-SERIES ICOM-IC-R000030