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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 136-174 MHz VHF Marine Channels
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
VHF Marine Channels
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 10 W Max 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 10.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
?
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? PLL IC: PLL2001 IP68 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 ICOM-IC-000229H ICOM-IC-M000510