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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
- 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: 1 W ? 65 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6V DC 24 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-210 mA 36 W ?
TX 0.7-1.6 A - 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha-numeric LCD display
NOAA weather alert
Illuminated controls
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000002H JRC-NRD-000301A KENWOOD-TM-000281A