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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 70 cm: Double-conversion, 23 cm: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (70 cm), 157.0 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (70 cm), 45.0 MHz (23 cm)
3rd: 455 KHz (23 cm)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   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 High: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains
Current RX 20-200 mA Max 900 mA ?
TX 1.8 A max 1.5-4.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
155 × 55 × 207 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 8.15 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002E STANDARD-C-006000 COLLINS-000075S-1