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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 66-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 1 / 3 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11V DC (battery pack) ? 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 30-250 mA ? 380 mA max
TX Max 2.6 A - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1958 and 196x Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). ? IP66 (dust- and waterproof)
7-color display
LED flashlight
'Man down' function
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Password protection
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 GONSET-G-000033 SAINSONIC-RST000599