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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.153-30 / 87.6-108 MHz (Type 1)
0.153-30 / 76-108 MHz (Type 2)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
?
Selectivity ? 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC Mains 6V DC (4R6) or 6V DC external
Current RX Max 590 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.9 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1983 and 1987 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
? 185 × 119 × 32 mm
(7.28 × 4.69 × 1.26 in)
Weight 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 78 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A RACAL-RA-000217 SONY-ICF-007600D