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Handheld UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 65-250 mA ? Max 1.5 A
TX Max 900 mA ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 ? 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012E ICOM-IC-000003N ICOM-IC-000728