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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB!
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-440 MHz (USA) 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Medium: ? / ? mW, Low: ? / ? mW High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA RCA (Tulip) RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) ?V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A max
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? RS-232C. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000092AD KENWOOD-TH-000021E TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564)