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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  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 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 17-370 mA 1.3-2.1 A
TX ? Max 2.2 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXA ICOM-IC-E000091 ICOM-IC-000077