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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 20-130 mA ?
TX 220-550 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst ?
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E SONY-ICF-SC000001