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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz (VFO) 0.495–999.990MHz MHz -
Modulations AM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   -
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
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Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (XTAL) 144–146 / 430–440MHz 80-10 m + 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 15 W (input) 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W SSB/CW: 100 W PEP, AM: 33 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-11.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
174 × 56 × 235 mm
(6.85 × 2.20 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Input power: 5W / 10W switchable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-COMMUNICATOR-II ICOM-IC-E000080D TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000100BDX