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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 134-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) AM: 2.5 µV (10 dB SNR @ 30% modulation
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB SNR)
W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 65 dB typical 4 kHz (-6 dB) 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection 75 dB typical ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 134-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 0.5 / 5.5 W ? VHF: 10 / 25 / 60 W

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2 V DC 12-15V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX 20-250 mA 250 mA (no signal) 600 mA
TX 0.7-2 A - 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
? 145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000008 TEN-TEC-001254 ANYTONE-AT-000588-VHF