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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Single-band UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio
Modulations FM   All mode   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 3.7 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 8 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
110 × 50 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 1.97 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220E JRC-JST-000145 BAOFENG-BF-000999S