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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 430-512 MHz 26.965-27.255 / 0.54-1.6 / 88-108 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 68-174 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
430-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB), 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 / 0.54-1.6 / 88-108 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 3.70 kg (8.2 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 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 HANDIC-000016 HANDIC-002040 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2