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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? ? 11.2735 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 1: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 3: 0.5 W ? 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains 9.5 V DC
Current RX 19-250 mA 3 A @ 15 VDC 68 mA
TX Max 1.6 A - 620 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1989 and 1999 in Japan Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.30 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CRT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004SE ICOM-IC-R009000E JIM-MX-000018S