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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Single-band UHF Transceiver
6 band SSB/CW transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ± 2.5 p.p.m. 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio 2.5-4.1 / 5-8 / 10-15.1 / 18-22 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 9 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 700 mW @ 10% THD 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 400-470 MHz 1.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.5 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.5 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) 5 W 5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack 3.7 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 13.8 V DC
Current RX 800 mA max ? 180 mA
TX 2.1 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in China Between 20xx and 20xx in Canada
Dimensions 58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
110 × 50 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 1.97 × 1.26 in)
?
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Kit

Other features

Memories 302 channels in 26 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000070E BAOFENG-BF-000999S YOUKITS-TJ000006A