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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Amateur SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized 1Hz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.04 - 32 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FSK   DMR   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
? 0.03 µV
Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? high IP3 (+29 dBm),
dynamic range (96 / 136 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion ? none (USB)

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   -
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? W -

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC ? ?
Current RX 45-150 mA ? ?
TX 1.25 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
? 115 × 33 × 91 mm
(4.53 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight 515 gr (1.1 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? sensitivity 0.04µV
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004E PEARCE-SIMPSON-BEARCAT-000023 BONITO-RADIOJET-001102S