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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 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 Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-147.995 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 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 50Ω 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 ? 30-250 mA ?
TX 10.5 A max 1-2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 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 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX CTCSS / DTCS
GPS option
Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003230H ICOM-IC-V000082 ICOM-IC-Z000001A