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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz ? 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
2 m 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 100 W @ 20 W input SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11V DC (battery pack) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 30-250 mA ? ?
TX Max 2.6 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
174 × 58 × 235 mm
(6.85 × 2.28 × 9.25 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000120SX DRAGON-SS-000497P