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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999 MHz 10-80 m 7-7.125 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-80 m 7-7.125 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB   CW  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW 100 W 2 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains 13.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? 55 mA
TX ? ? Max 550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1962 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1975 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
? 202 × 65 × 173 mm
(7.95 × 2.56 × 6.81 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000092D K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VICEROY-MARK-III MIZUHO-DC-000007X