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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ? ?
Tuning steps 10./ 20 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output .4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.8-12 A ? ?
TX 3-6 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
? 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL encoder
AFC
RIT/VXO
Dimmer.
? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001201 ICOM-X000003 JRC-JST-000100S