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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Marine Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm Short term: 5 Hz, long term: 25 Hz (o°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) MF: ≥ 16 dB / 1 µV
HF: ≥ 10 dB / 1 µV
Selectivity ? 12.5/25kHz SSB: 300 Hz @ -6 dB / 2700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.6085 / 16.6085 MHz
2nd: 600 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 500mW @ <3% THD 4 W / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: ? W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep SMA Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% Internal Li-Ion battery, 1300/1700mAh Mains, 12/24 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
63 × 106 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 4.17 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 265 gr (9.4 oz) with antenna and battery ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000212 WOUXUN-KG-000669E SAILOR-R001119