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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   DV   CW   SSB   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8ohm load about 0.1W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
80 / 40 / 30 / 20 m
Modulations FM   DV   CW   SSB   CW  
RF-output High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W Max 100 W 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external 13.8V DC 11.1 V battery pack or 9-14 V DC
Current RX 17-370 mA 700 mA 60 mA
TX Max 2.2 A 19 A max 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 198x Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
132 × 85 × 35 mm
(5.20 × 3.35 × 1.38 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX. ? Auto key w/ adjustable speed
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000091 KENWOOD-TS-000130S YOUKITS-HB-000001B