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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) From 14 MHz up: low ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, all tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11V DC (battery pack) Mains ?
Current RX 30-250 mA ? ?
TX Max 2.6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 1958 and 196x
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
? ?
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 GONSET-GR-000212 GONSET-G-000033