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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
0.535-30 MHz
Modulations FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz - -
Modulations FM   DV   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 7 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1972 and 1974
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
?
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000001 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000150B