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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.1 W @ 10% THD 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries)
Current RX 20-200 mA ? ?
TX 1.8 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002E SONY-ICF-006500W TECSUN-PL-000680