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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Beacon Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 kHz AM: 9 or 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 200-400 kHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? 5 µV
Selectivity 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 142.5 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor 28V DC (aircraft battery voltage)
Current RX 400 mA 300 mA 0.75 A
TX 2.5 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 100 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? Clock / alarm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR MILITARY-BC-001206