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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 540-1500 kHz / 1.5-31 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.28 μV
Selectivity ? ? 75 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 50 / 45 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external Mains 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ? 2 A max
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1963 and 1967 in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
343 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
154 × 48 × 161 mm
(6.06 × 1.89 × 6.34 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? 1.23 kg (2.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000077X HYTERA-TM-000628H