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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 80-10 m 66-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? optional CW filter ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 80-10 m 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) 1 / 3 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 0.5-0.7 A ? 380 mA max
TX 3-6.5 A ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1970 and 1970 Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 0 bank(s) ? 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
IP66 (dust- and waterproof)
7-color display
LED flashlight
'Man down' function
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Password protection
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000037A ROBYN-000500 SAINSONIC-RST000599