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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW Max 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 0.8-2.1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
Weight ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld 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 Keyboard Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXAT ICOM-IC-000091AD KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX