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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
3 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 5-16 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 65 dB typical ? 4 crystal filter, SSB bandwidth of about 2.2-1.6KHz four selectable bandwidth, CW bandwidth of about 900-400Hz four selectable bandwidth
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) Internal speaker 8 ohm load about 0.1W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
20 / 30 / 40 m
Modulations FM   AFSK   - CW  
RF-output 0.5 / 5.5 W ? 4 W max @ 13.8 V

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2 V DC ?V DC 8 × AA batteries or 9-14 V DC
Current RX 20-250 mA ? 55 mA
TX 0.7-2 A - 550-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
? 140 × 95 × 35 mm
(5.51 × 3.74 × 1.38 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. ? DDS circuit with 50MHz reference frequency
1602 LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000008 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000031A YOUKITS-HB-000001A