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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Icom IC-T81A
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
426€
Theoretical estimate
362€
Minimum
490€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur VHF/UHF transceiver
- Frequency range
- USA TX: 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz RX: 50-999 / 1240-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) Australia TX: 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz RX: 50-999 / 1240-1300 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 KHz
- Frequency stability
- ±3 ppm @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F)
- Mode
- TX: FM RX: AM / FM / WFM
- Channels / memory management
- 100 regular 10 scan edge pairs 4 call (1 per band) Alpha tags
- Repeater shift / offset
- ±?
- Power supply
- 4.5-9.6 VDC (Depending on battery pack) or 4.5-16 VDC external
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 40-220 mA TX: Max 1.4 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / SMA
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 58*106*29 mm (2.28*4.17*1.14")
- Weight
- 280 g (9.9 oz), with BP-199 and antenna
- Other features
- CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DTMF. RIT/VXO (23 cm). 1750 Hz tone burst. Voltage display.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 69.45 MHz (AM / FM) - 13.35 MHz (WFM) 2nd IF: 450 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S/N) 50 MHz: 0.56 uV FM (12 dB SINAD) 50 MHz: 0.18 uV 144 MHz: 0.18 uV 430(440) MHz: 0.18 uV 1.2 GHz: 0.25 uV WFM (12 dB SINAD) 91.5 MHz: 2 uV
- Selectivity
- 15 KHz (-9 dB) 30 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 6 m/2 m: 60 dB 70 cm: 50 dB 23 cm: 38 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- Modulation system
- Variable reactance
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -60 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 2 Kohm / 3-pin (2.5 mm)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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