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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003%
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 26-32 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
USB/LSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 26-32 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 ? SSB: 25 W, AM: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) Mains
Current RX 20-200 mA ? ?
TX 1.8 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
?
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Twin RX PC-controllable (Serial DB9) LCD display
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002E SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC GALAXY-DX-002527