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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 70 dB AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W High: 45 W, Low: 10 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15 % Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX Max 200 mA ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX Max 1.4 A 4-8 A 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1998 and 20xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF 6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000008E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000242 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020