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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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 3.5 W 0.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 13.8 V DC 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX Max 590 mA 0.2 A 660 mA
TX Max 1.9 A 1.0 A 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 198x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
179 × 56 × 211 mm
(7.05 × 2.20 × 8.31 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 1.85 kg (4.1 lbs) 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 78 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX 5 scanning memories
ANL
PA
SelCall
3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A ZODIAC-SEARCHER-000040 XIEGU-X005105