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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 118-165 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.16 µV (-16 dBµ) <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 28 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 40/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 7.2-16V DC Mains
Current RX Max 590 mA 60 mA ?
TX Max 1.9 A 1.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 1990 and 199x Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
49.5 × 124.7 × 38 mm
(1.95 × 4.91 × 1.50 in)
?
Weight 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 360 gr (12.7 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 78 channels in 1 bank(s) 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX - ALC
CW filter option
CW side tone and break-in operation
Logging scale
Six pole xtal lattice filter
Solid state VFO
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A KENWOOD-TH-000027A GALAXY-V-MARK-III