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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability +/- 10 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 440-450 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only) 0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB >60 dB
Audio output 2 W at 10% 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% 7.5V DC
Current RX 0.8 A 77-300 mA
TX 12 A max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000208H ICOM-IC-V000088