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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Continuously adjustable
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 575 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC Mains or 12 V DC 12~14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
? 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS (DTMF and voice-scrambler option) ? USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000003H MARCONI-CSR-000005 RFSPACE-SDR-000014