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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5ppm +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 / 5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 440-470 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.20 µV Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? 400mW 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 440-470 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 4 W High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Li-ion Battery 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX Max 0.7 A 35 mA (standby) 0.8 A
TX Max 5.5 A 1500 mA 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 200x and 201x in China Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
55.5 × 100 × 31 mm
(2.19 × 3.94 × 1.22 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Repeater Shift
Voice scrambling
CTCSS / DCS
KENWOOD option ready
PC programmable via interface cable
CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E LINTON-LT-003260-2 ICOM-IC-000208H