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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 1.5-29.999 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 1.5-29.999 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 1: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 3: 0.5 W ? 10 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12/24V DC, mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 19-250 mA 300 mA 700-900 mA
TX Max 1.6 A - 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Great Britain Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.30 in)
? 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 48 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004SE RACAL-MRR-000005WP ICOM-IC-000290A