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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Low-power DCR HT

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz 6.25 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 142.934375-142.984375 / 146.934375-146.984375 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 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)
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Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection 75 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 700 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 142.934375-142.984375 / 146.934375-146.984375 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack ?
Current RX 0.3-1 A 800 mA max ?
TX 15 A max 2.1 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 302 channels in 26 bank(s) 18 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 ICOM-IC-T000070E ICOM-IC-DCR000001