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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
2 meter transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m 
Freq. stability 0.001% ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
0.35 µV
Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
16 kHz @ -6 dB
32 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct conversion, low IF Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ?
Audio output 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 160-6m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC ± 10% Mains
Current RX 45-150 mA 1.5A 200-400 mA
TX 1.25 A max 25A max 700 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
228 × 330 × 216 mm
(8.98 × 12.99 × 8.50 in)
Weight 515 gr (1.1 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004E FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A REGENCY-HR-000002S