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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 16-150 mA ?
TX Max 1.4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1981 and 1987 in USA
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002IE TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525)