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

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 3/3 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX Max 1.2 A Max 11.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 116 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.57 × 1.38 in)
140 × 40 × 153 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.02 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX. Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004AT YAESU-FT-008000R AOR-AR-ALPHA-B