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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 18-620 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
49-53 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 5 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX Max 0.8 A Max 1 A ?
TX Max 3.1 A Max 10.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
?
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 930 gr (2.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 960 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready NOAA channels
GPS/APRS Position Sending
Bluetooth App Programming
USB-C charging
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000260E ICOM-IC-000281H RADTEL-RT-000900