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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W 0.5-10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC external or battery pack 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 24V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 0.9 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012AT ICOM-IC-000201 JRC-NRD-000075