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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-6m
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX 20-200 mA 1.5A
TX 1.8 A max 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002E FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A