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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz)
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1991 and 1998
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SET JRC-NRD-000535