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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 140 mA Max 0.8 A ?
TX Max 1.2 A Max 3.1 A Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
Weight 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000260E ICOM-IC-003230E