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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC ? 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC 4×LR6 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-130 mA ? ?
TX 220-550 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
66 × 151 × 37 mm
(2.60 × 5.94 × 1.46 in)
?
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 220 gr (7.8 oz) Batteries not included ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E 20-305 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515)