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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
≥ 2 µV
Selectivity ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
-
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   -
RF-output ? 50 / 15 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX ? 1.2 A max 65 W
TX ? 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 47 × 120 × 34 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000470 ICOM-ID-004100A/E EDDYSTONE-000504