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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 19.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA max 65-220 mA
TX - 4.8 A max Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 555 channels in 18 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000112 ICOM-IC-000025E ICOM-IC-E000090