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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.495-999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC 6-16V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 20-130 mA 18-160 mA ?
TX 220-550 mA Max 1.4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 1992 and 19xx Between 2008 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst ? D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000004IE ICOM-IC-E000092D