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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile QRP HF/50/144/430 MHz D-Star Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.5-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: ± 5 kHz
N-FM: ± 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne RF Direct Sampling (Down conversion sampling for >25 MHz)
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (also 4 m for Europe)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC external or 7.2 V DC Li-Ion battery
Current RX Max 0.5 A ?
TX Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 2020 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
200 × 80 × 85 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 3.35 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 4.3" touch screen color display
Spectrum scope and waterfall
Micro SD card slot
Voice recorder
Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger)
Accessories ? Not specified
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A ICOM-IC-000705