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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 50-52 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output 200 mW @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 3 W SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 16~210 mA (13.8V) ? 4 A
TX 450~1200 mA (13.8V) ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 104 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.09 × 1.30 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 48 channels in 1 bank(s) None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SE ICOM-IC-000502A ICOM-IC-000732M