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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Portable VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 25 dB ?
Audio output internal speaker 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 3 W PEP ±20% 100 mW

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries) ?
Current RX ? 55 mA max ?
TX 3.6 A max 125 mA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany Between 1968 and 197x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
70 × 180 × 50 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.97 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490E SEMCOSET-SEMCO ZODIAC-P-000504CH