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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz VHF/UHF 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
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
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 12V DC or mains 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX Max 140 mA ? 0.8 A
TX Max 1.2 A - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
? 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002015 ICOM-IC-000208H