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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz (Cellular blocked) 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.1 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 5.5-11.5V DC 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 65-220 mA ?
TX 0.8-2.1 A Max 2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 555 channels in 18 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. PC-programmable. Alpha tags. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000091AD ICOM-IC-T000090 SONY-ICF-006500W