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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C) ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? FM (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 ?V
DV (BER 1%) < 0.35 ?V
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W 50/15/5 W (approx.) 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC 15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 20-200 mA 1.2 A max 200-450 mA
TX 1.8 A max 12.5 A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002E ICOM-ID-000880H ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2