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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ?
Tuning steps Continuous Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 100-950 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
?
Selectivity ? CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
?
Filters ? None ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W 10 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 15-150 mA
TX ? 3 A max Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions ? 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
Keyboard. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000471H ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-W000021ET