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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 400-470 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 60 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC or mains 24V DC or mains
Current RX Max 200 mA ? 36W
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 197x and 197x in W.Germany Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
? 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000008E SEMCOSET-SEMCO-SSB JRC-NRD-000302A