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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C) ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 0.001 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz 118-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
FM: 0.18 µV
N-FM: 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps) ?
Filters ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 100 dB ?
Audio output ? ? >2W@5%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W ? VHF: 50/25/10/5 W, UHF: 35/25/10/5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 11-13V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 2.1A max 620 mA max 0.8 A
TX ? - 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx Between 2013 and 20xx in Taiwan
Dimensions 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
? 140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Handheld Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories 1052 channels in bank(s) ? 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000080AD WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO' ADI-AM-000580