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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  2m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
?
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL. VFO option (SR-CV100)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
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 ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-200 mA ? ?
TX 1.8 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1974 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
?
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002E LOWE-HF-000225E STANDARD-SR-C000806G