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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 per 100 (± 0.5 kHz per MHz)
Tuning steps ? ? ± 10 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 5 xtals
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, 12 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 4.6 MHz
2nd: 467 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 3.2 - 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 19-250 mA ? 90 W
TX Max 1.6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
? 516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) ? 12.45 kg (27.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard
Clock
? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004SET KENWOOD-JR-000310 GELOSO-G-000209