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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Marine Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ±500 Hz from a cold start, ±100 Hz after 30 minutes at 25°C Short term: 5 Hz, long term: 25 Hz (o°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 15dB S/N MF: ≥ 16 dB / 1 µV
HF: ≥ 10 dB / 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 300 Hz @ -6 dB / 2700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
? 1st: 10.6085 / 16.6085 MHz
2nd: 600 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW 2 W -

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 8.4-9.0V DC Mains, 12/24 V DC
Current RX ? 68 mA ?
TX 0.8-2.1 A 620 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 710 gr (1.6 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000091AD MIZUHO-MX-000003.5S SAILOR-R001119