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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 136-174 MHz 143.5-149 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
Selectivity ? ? More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 325 mW at 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
143.5-149 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 6 W, Low: 1 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.6V DC 8.4 V DC NiCd
Current RX Max 1 A 25-210 mA 25-180 mA
TX Max 10.5 A 0.7-1.6 A 750-375 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
Weight 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-T000002H TEN-TEC-002591