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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Dual-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 65/60 dB
Audio output ? 200 mW 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W 0.5/5 W 8 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5-16 V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX Max 18 A ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
102 × 51 × 12 mm
(4.02 × 2.01 × 0.47 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 47 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 ICOM-IC-S000022 BAOFENG-BF-F000009-V2+