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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2m / 70cm | 5 W | Picture transfer | GPS

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 2m / 70cm
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? 240 mA (+30 mA GPS on) (+80 mA Digital on)
TX ? Max 20 A 2 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1993 and 199x Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
60 × 95 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.10 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 265 gr (9.4 oz) with FNB-101Li and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard Built-in keyer Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003SAT ICOM-IC-000737 YAESU-FT-000001D