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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 108-950 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.7 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W ? 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 40-210 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.6 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
265 × 84 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.31 × 7.40 in)
?
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Twin RX Auto-store
Auto-sort
Rotary control
Tape control
Weather alert
Channel count
Optional CTCSS
Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000032E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000890XLT KENWOOD-TRC-000080