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Handheld Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
High performance Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ?
Tuning steps Channelized 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.065-28.305 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? 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 ? ? 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.065-28.305 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 18 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack Mains
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX ? 2.1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 198x and 199x in USA
Dimensions 180 × 63 × 218 mm
(7.09 × 2.48 × 8.58 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 302 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features AM/FM/SSB/CW ? Audio and RF/IF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SUPERSTAR-002000 ICOM-IC-T000070A WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2