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UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 420-480 MHz 136-174 MHz 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB 60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   FM  
RF-output High: 35 W, Low: ? W 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external
Current RX Max 500 mA 0.3-1 A 25-100 mA
TX Max 10 A 15 A max 0.8-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000447 ICOM-IC-V008000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404