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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz XTAL controlled channels

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 10.690 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Sensitivity:
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 8.4V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 20-130 mA ?
TX - 220-550 mA 3.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1983 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
156 × 58 × 245 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.65 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 ICOM-IC-000002AT ICOM-IC-000320