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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 140-150 / 440-450 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 140-150 / 440-450 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC 11-16V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 0.85-1.4 A 1.7 A
TX ? Max 12 A 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2017 and 2024 in USA
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Unknown Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard Twin RX SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SET ICOM-IC-000901A FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400