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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz General coverage 68-108 (FM-radio) / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤0.25μV (wide band)
≤0.35μV (narrow band)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version 1 / 4 / 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 2000 mAh
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2014 and 202x in China
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
? ?
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. 25KHz/12.5KHz Switchable (Wide/Narrow Band)
FM Radio (65.0MHz-108.0MHz)
Large Tri-color LCD Display (3 Selectable Colors)
LED Flashlight
High /Low RF Power Switchable
VOX
50 CTCSS/ 104 DCS Tones
Tone searching/scanning
Dual standby
PC programmable
Transmitter time-out timer(TOT)
Busy channel lock-out(BCLO)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003SAT YAESU-FTDX-009000D BAOFENG-BF-F000008HP