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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 100-950 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-10.3V DC 5-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 30-250 mA 15-150 mA ?
TX 1-2 A Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 1981 and 1987 in USA
Dimensions 54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 390 gr (13.8 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features GPS option. Keyboard. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000001 ICOM-IC-W000021ET TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525)