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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Base Station Aviation Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 225-400 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - 225-400 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   P25  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W - ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic N-type
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 4LR6 or 6V DC external Mains / 24 V DC
Current RX 20-200 mA ? ?
TX 1.8 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 850 gr (1.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 125 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features Twin RX Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002A SONY-ICF-SW000055E 5820-01-369-1353/4