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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz UK: 66-88 / 137-174 /406-512 MHz
USA: 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.6 µV
20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB)
17 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW, 8 ohms 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W ? 5-200 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC 6 V DC or 4×AA/LR6 Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX 20-130 mA 45~125 mA 150 VA
TX 220-550 mA - 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 250 gr (8.8 oz) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF 8-Digit LCD Display
Band Search
Direct Search
Lockout Function
Search Skip
Two-Second Scan Delay
Weather Band Key
...
7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002AT RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000028 ICOM-IC-007850