VHF AND UHF TRANSCEIVERS

IC-V88
IC-U88

Compact, Waterproof Professional Radio with 1500 mW Powerful Audio

VHF

IC-V88

UHF

IC-U88

Icom Custom High Power Handling Capacity Speaker for 1500 mW Powerful Audio

IP67 Waterproof and Dust-tight Protection

5.5 W/4 W (VHF/UHF) of Output Power

Up to 10 Hours of Operating Time with the Supplied Waterproof Battery

128 Memory Channels and Eight Zones

Eight Character Alphanumeric Display

Built-in CTCSS and DTCS Encoder/Decoder

Eight DTMF Autodial Memories

MDC 1200 PTT ID and BIIS 1200 PTT ID

Inversion Voice Scrambler (16 code) for Private Conversations

Channel Announcement of the Operating Channel Number

Seven Programmable Buttons with Shift Key Function

16 Scan Lists and Priority Scan Functions

Hands-Free Operation with the Optional Headset

General

IC-V88 IC-U88
Frequency coverage

136MHz–174MHz

335MHz–380MHz

Type of emission

16K0F3E, 11K0F3E (25/12.5kHz)

Number of channels

128 channels

Antenna impedance

50Ω

Power supply requirement

7.5V DC

Operating temperature range

−30°C to +60°C (Radio only)

Frequency stability

±2.5ppm

Current drain
(approx.)
Tx High 1.5A 1.3A
Rx Max. audio/Stand-by

500 mA
(Internal SP) /77mA

500 mA
(Internal SP)/80mA

Dimensions (W×H×D)
(Projections not included)

52.2×111.8×22.3 mm (with BP-278)

Weight

230g (with BP-278)

Transmitter

IC-V88 IC-U88
Output power (at 7.5V)

5.5/2.0/1.0W
(Hi/L2/L1)

4.0W/2.0W/1.0W
(Hi/L2/L1)

Max. frequency deviation

±5.0kHz/±2.5kHz (Wide/Narrow)

Spurious emissions

70dB min.

Ext. microphone connector

3-conductor 2.5(d)mm (1/10″)/2.2kΩ

Receiver

IC-V88 IC-U88
Sensitivity

0.25μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)

Squelch sensitivity

0.25μV typ. (at threshold)

Adjacent channel selectivity

76dB/53dB typ.
(Wide/Narrow)

73dB/56dB typ.
(Wide/Narrow)

Intermodulation

74dB typ.

73dB typ.

Spurious response

70dB min.

Audio output power Internal SP

1500 mW typ. (8Ω load)

External SP

400 mW typ. (8Ω load)

External speaker connector

3-conductor 3.5(d)mm (1/8″)/8Ω

Applicable U.S. Military Specifications

Icom makes rugged products that have been tested to and passed the following MIL-STD requirements and strict environmental standards.
 

Standard
 
MIL-810 G
Method Procedure
Low Pressure Storage

500.5

I

Low Pressure Operation

500.5

II

High Temperature Storage

501.5

I

High Temperature Operation

501.5

II

Low Temperature Storage

502.5

I

Low Temperature Operation

502.5

II

Temperature Shock

503.5

I-C

Solar Radiation

505.5

I

Rain Blowing

506.5

I

Rain Drip

506.5 III

III

Humidity Induced

507.5

II

Salt Fog

509.5

-

Dust Blowing

510.5

I

Immersion

512.5

I

Vibration

514.6

I

Shock Functional

516.6

I

Shock Transit Drop

516.6

IV


Also meets equivalent MIL-STD-810-C, -D -E and -F.

Ingress Protection Standards
Dust & Water

IP67 (Dust-tight and waterproof protection)


All stated specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation

Supplied Accessories

  • Battery pack, BP-278
  • Desktop charger, BC-213
  • AC adapter, BC-242
  • Belt clip, MB-133
  • Antenna

(May differ, depending on version) 

Catalogs / Brochures

Brochures Name Size
IC-V88/IC-U88 1.21MB

Instruction Manual / Guides

Name Model Name Note
INSTRUCTIONS(1) IC-V88/IC-U88
Instruction Manual(2) IC-V88/IC-U88
IC-V88/U88 Operating guide IC-V88/IC-U88