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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up)
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
Selectivity ? ? SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
Filters ? ? 15, 6 and 3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
Image rejection ? ? More than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle!

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.2V DC Mains, 85-265 VAC
Current RX Max 140 mA ? Max 210 VA
TX Max 1.2 A ? Max 800 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
Weight 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 280 gr (9.9 oz) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000002SET ICOM-IC-007700