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VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous / 1 preset channel Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 530-1700 kHz / 4-12 / 108-175 MHz
CB channels 1-40
0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity ? ? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   - -
RF-output 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, 9 V DC or batteries (4×D) 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX ? 15 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in China Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions ? 381 × 367 × 140 mm
(15.00 × 14.45 × 5.51 in)
110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Unknown Portable Headless

Other features

Memories 1 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-FDAM-000003 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-SW-000100 ELAD-FDM-S000002