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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-0.6 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
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 W, Low: 0.3 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-15V DC 8.4V DC +/- 25%
Current RX ? Max 590 mA ?
TX - Max 1.9 A 400-800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 58 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 585 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-100 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 69 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Triple RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000850/2 ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001E KENWOOD-TR-002500