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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per degree centigrade change in ambient temperature ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz in 6 bands 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-1.13 MHz: 6 µV
1.13-30 MHz: 3 µV
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 5 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-30 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
465 kHz ?
Image rejection >60 dB 50 dB at 1-6 MHz, 20 dB at 18 MHz ?
Audio output ? 1 W 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC 12V DC Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX 20-130 mA 210 mA max 15 W
TX 220-550 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
430 × 222 × 279 mm
(16.93 × 8.74 × 10.98 in)
320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E EDDYSTONE-000960 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021