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VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1-100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 140.1-150 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 38-180 mA ?
TX Max 6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V. VSC. Bandscope ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228A ICOM-IC-R000010 COLLINS-000075S-1