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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output High: 35 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 6-10.3V DC
Current RX ? ? 30-250 mA
TX Max 9.5 A ? 1-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 1985 and 199x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
? 54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000448A ICOM-IC-000750A ICOM-IC-V000001