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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
465 kHz ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? ?
TX 12 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AFC Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-III-(STATESMAN) ELAD-FDM-S000002