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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
10.7 MHz
Image rejection >60 dB 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - USB -

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC ? 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 20-130 mA ? Max 1.4 A
TX 220-550 mA - Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 1977 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 330 gr (11.6 oz) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E WINRADIO-WR-G000315E BRAUN-SE-000402