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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 66-88 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (UK version)
29-54 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (US version)
0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 1.3 µV (airband) SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 6 V DC, 4×AA 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 20-200 mA ? 1.25 A
TX 1.8 A max - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
62 × 156 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.14 × 1.69 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 230 gr (8.1 oz) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 110 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX 15 sec. back-light
Priority channel, delay, lockout
IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(NEWER) TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599)