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

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-436 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 70 cm: Double-conversion, 23 cm: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (70 cm), 157.0 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (70 cm), 45.0 MHz (23 cm)
3rd: 455 KHz (23 cm)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-436 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 3 W High: 25/10 W, Low: 5/1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 9V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX 40 mA Max 900 mA ?
TX Max 1 A 1.5-8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
155 × 55 × 207 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 8.15 in)
62 × 160 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.30 × 1.69 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000402 STANDARD-C-006000S 20-312