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

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  ?
Freq. stability ± 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
FM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108–137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 0.5 µV
806–960 MHz: 0.7µV
AM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 1 µV
108–137 MHz: 1 µV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 2 µV
806–960 MHz: 2 µV
?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±18 kHz (–50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W 1.5 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains
Current RX 500-700 mA 500 mA ?
TX 1.7-3.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
170 × 50 × 140 mm
(6.69 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 920 gr (2.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Trunking Built-in cassette recorder
Accessories - ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000045A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002067 SONY-CRF-000330K