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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m 
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 0.495-999 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
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Selectivity ? 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW ? 55 W max

Connections

Antenna SMA Clamps / screws + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 130-300 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
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Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 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 D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions ? ARTS
DTMF
CTCSS
DCS
WIRES II internet
CW trainer
NOAA WX-alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000092D LOWE-HF-000150 YAESU-FT-001900R