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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz 144–146 / 430–440MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX Max 1.2 A 6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 116 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.57 × 1.38 in)
140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004AT ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-E000080D