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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC 12V DC Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX 65-220 mA ? ?
TX Max 2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
? 287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna ? ?
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 555 channels in 18 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000090 WINRADIO-WR-001000E HEATHKIT-GR-000078