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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? ? 11.2735 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external 9.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? 68 mA
TX ? ? 620 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 55 × 230 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 9.06 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000022 ICOM-IC-Z000001E JIM-MX-000018S