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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) < 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.5-10 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 16~210 mA (13.8V) ?
TX ? 450~1200 mA (13.8V) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
49 × 104 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.09 × 1.30 in)
?
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 ?
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Diode matrix programmable ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000021A ICOM-IC-000002SE ICOM-IC-000741