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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Professional Networked SDR

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz (1 Hz optional) ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.25-30 MHz 0.01 - 34 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.7 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.7 / 16 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 3 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 5 Volts
Current RX 90-250 mA Max 80 W 1.5 A
TX Max 750 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Canada Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
210 × 70 × 180 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 7.09 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) incl. batteries ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO Remote control (via computer) Ethernet 100 Base-T
RS-232
16 × 2 Character LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000202S COLLINS-HF-008050A RFSPACE-SDR-IP