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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tube superhet ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 495 kHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker or headphones ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144–146 / 430–440MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output - 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6/170V 5.5-11.5V DC 8.4V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-130 mA
TX - ? 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions ? 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
?
Accessories External power supply 5886AB ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS ICOM-IC-E000080D ICOM-IC-000002A