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Desktop VHF Receiver
2m Transceiver | 65 W
Handheld Amateur Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 3 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.1-3305 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   P25   DV  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18μV ?
Selectivity ? W-FM
More than 6kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 14kHz (at 60dB)

N-FM
More than 3kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 9kHz (at 55dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion, all tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX ? 0.4-1.5 A ?
TX - 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 2011 and 20xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
?
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 207 channels in 10 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DTCS
MIL-STD 810 G tested
Power supply voltage display
Wide/narrow channel setting
DTMF autodial
Time-out timer
Repeater lockout
Automatic power off
S-meter squelch
Selectable LCD backlight color (amber, yellow and green)
Weather channel receive and alert function (USA version only)
Automatic repeater function (USA version only)
Selectable squelch delay from short and long
Squelch attenuator reduces suppression from strong signals
PC to Tx and Tx to Tx cloning capability
Bluetooth
Dual-watch
IP57 environmental proof
Micro-SD card
Sprectrum display
Audio recording
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-GR-000211 ICOM-IC-002300H ICOM-IC-R000030