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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  23cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 438-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output Max 10 W High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W 20 mW-5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4-12V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA ? Max 16-195 mA
TX Max 3.5 A ? Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x Between 1995 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 57 × 123 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.84 × 1.06 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) with FNB-31 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 303 channels in 3 bank(s) 120 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS
Triple RX
DTMF, CTCSS. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E KENWOOD-TM-000941A YAESU-FT-000051R