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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band Scanner

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 2m 30-50 / 148-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity ? ? 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? 4-element crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
2m -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11V DC (battery pack) Mains 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains
Current RX 30-250 mA ? 16 W
TX Max 2.6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
? 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 LAFAYETTE-HA-001200 20-166