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VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 3.6-6.3V DC
Current RX ? 18-160 mA 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off)
TX ? Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in color TFT screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000225 ICOM-IC-000004IE ICOM-IC-R000003