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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-440 MHz (USA) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Medium: ? / ? mW, Low: ? / ? mW 6 /6 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 285 gr (10.1 oz) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown 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 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000092AD ICOM-IC-S000007D ICOM-IC-000078