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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2m / 70cm | VHF/UHF Transceiver | 5 W

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.001% @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ? ?
Tuning steps 20 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 432-439.8 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 100-995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.6 µV (20 dB noise quieting) ? ?
Selectivity 30 kHz (-6 dB) / 60 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 432-439.8 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 7.2-12V DC
Current RX 450-630 mA ? 15-150 mA
TX 1.6-3.5 A Max 20 A Max 2.4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 228 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
57 × 169 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 6.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 440 gr (15.5 oz) depending on battery type
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable front panel Built-in keyer CTCSS. Keyboard. Cross band repeater function. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000370 ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-W000021AT