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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
4-band HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? <5 Hz after 5 minute warm up at 30c (<10 Hz after 30 minute operation @ 40 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 144-148 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? -3 dB/ 2.6 kHz -40 dB / 4.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1 Watt with 8 ohm speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
(40 / 30 / 20 / 17 m)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 1 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC 7.2-13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 25-100 mA 250-270 mA
TX ? Max 1.1 A 1200 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
104 × 70 × 38 mm
(4.09 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard CTCSS and DTMF 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SET RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000202 LNR-PRECISION-FX-000004