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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ?
Tuning steps ? CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 0.54-20 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack ?
Current RX ? 0.6-1 A ?
TX ? Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1936 and 1936 in USA
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
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Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 109 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Z000001E YAESU-FT-000897D HAMMARLUND-SP-000010