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Bookshelf UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-436 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-436 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 3 W ? 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 40 mA ? ?
TX Max 1 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1987 in USA
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
? 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000402 20-302 TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525)