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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   CW   SSB   DSB   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains Mains or 24V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 0.8-2.1 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
? 480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000091 JRC-NRD-000071 JRC-NRD-000075