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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65/60 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 1-10 W ? 8 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 0.9 A ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX Max 3.3 A - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
? 102 × 51 × 12 mm
(4.02 × 2.01 × 0.47 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E KENWOOD-R-000820 BAOFENG-BF-F000009-V2+