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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF VFO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 80-10 m / 6 m / 2 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   DV   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC ?
Modulations FM   DV   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W Max 100 W 5 volts R.M.S. or more, with no load

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 17-370 mA 700 mA -
TX Max 2.2 A 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
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Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000091 KENWOOD-TS-000130S HEATHKIT-HG-000010