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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 14-14.3 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB N/Q) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 24 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1-25 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15 V DC 5-15V DC 3.6-6.3V DC
Current RX 1.5 A max ? 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off)
TX 1.8-6.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 198x in West Germany Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 162 × 71 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.80 × 10.24 in)
? 61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in color TFT screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000800D HILBERLING-RX000014 ICOM-IC-R000003