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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) - 0.495–999.990MHz MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 160-10 m 144–146 / 430–440MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1 W 10 W 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC Mains 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX 68 mA - ?
TX Max 600 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1952 and 195x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000006S CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000010-A ICOM-IC-E000080D