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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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)
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 800 mA max
TX 1.8-3.3 A 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 302 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 ICOM-IC-T000070E