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VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 9.5V DC 24 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 170 mA 68 mA 36 W
TX Max 600 mA Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 140 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.14 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002 JIM-MX-000021S JRC-NRD-000301A