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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
Selectivity ? FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz
Audio output ? 2 W internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW -

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains
Current RX 18-160 mA ?
TX Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Quartz clock/timer
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004IE SONY-CRF-000320