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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   - -
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W - ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-10.3V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 30-250 mA 50 W ?
TX 1-2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1965 and 196x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
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Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features GPS option. - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000001 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888