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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 108-950 MHz - 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5-16V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 40-210 mA 3 A @ 117 VAC 400-600 mA
TX Max 1.6 A ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1974 and 1978 Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ICOM-IC-W000032E YAESU-FL-000101 ALINCO-DR-000735T