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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 3 W High: 6 W, Low: ? W 100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 12V DC
Current RX 90-250 mA ? 2A
TX 750 mA ? 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000202E ICOM-IC-000004GXA ICOM-IC-000078