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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 15 / 5 kHz ? 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz 26-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 26-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? High: 100 W (25 W AM), Low: 20 W (5 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? ?
TX Max 5.5 A - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
? 156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A 20-400 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000788DX