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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz (Cellular blocked) 10 m 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? ? superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10 m 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W 20 W 3/15 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC 13.8V DC 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries
Current RX 65-220 mA ? ?
TX Max 2 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
? 374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 555 channels in 18 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. PC-programmable. Alpha tags. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000090 KANTRONICS-KT-000110 RFT-SEG-000015