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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 160-6m
Modulations FM   - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11V DC (battery pack) 6V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX 30-250 mA ? 1.5A
TX Max 2.6 A - 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
223 × 135 × 38 mm
(8.78 × 5.31 × 1.50 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 770 gr (1.7 lbs) 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 307 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). Digital clock with alarm/timer RDS. Line out jack. SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 ROBERTS-R-000861 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C