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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? 5 ~ 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 30-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 19.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 350/300 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3V DC
Current RX 600 mA max ? 38-170 mA
TX 4.8 A max Max 3.6 A Max 440 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 1998 and 2001
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's. Scanning CTCSS / DCS
RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025E ICOM-IC-000490A ICOM-IC-Q000007A