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Portable VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ?
Tuning steps 25 / 50 kHz (see description) 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 3-6 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne 6 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones 700 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 1.3-4.0 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) SMA Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette) 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack ?
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX ? 2.1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 19xx in USA / Germany Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 920 channels in bank(s) 302 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000077 ICOM-IC-T000070E MILITARY-BC-000454