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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 700 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX ? 2.1 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 66 channels in 1 bank(s) 302 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-002001 ICOM-IC-T000070E HILBERLING-HPA-008000B