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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 12-15V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1977 and 198x
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
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Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000092D KENWOOD-R-000599D ZODIAC-HOMER-000040