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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV (25 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W 100 W High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 10-16V DC
Current RX Max 200 mA ? 300 mA
TX Max 1.4 A ? Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
? 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000008E JRC-JST-000110D SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION)