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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 100 W High: 5/1 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7-14V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 1.2 A 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1982 and 198x Between 1992 and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 116 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.57 × 1.38 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
54 × 135 × 38 mm
(2.13 × 5.31 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 405 gr (14.3 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in PSU options Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004AT ICOM-IC-000740 ICOM-IC-X000002E