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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999 MHz General coverage (t.b.d.) CB-band
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne IF-DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - CB-band
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) ? 6 × AA cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Great Britain Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
? 239 × 66 × 170 mm
(9.41 × 2.60 × 6.69 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 ? 181 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions ? NOAA weather monitoring
Dual watch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000092D AOR-AR-007070 MIDLAND-000075-822