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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W High: 35 W, Low 3: 20 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC battery pack or 12-15V DC external 13.8V DC Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX 10-250 mA Max 0.5 A ?
TX Max 2.2 A Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
140 × 50 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.10 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032ET ICOM-IC-000449E HEATHKIT-GR-000078