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HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-146 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 144-146 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 1 / 100 W High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 5.5-16V DC 6-15V DC
Current RX 2 A Max 140 mA Max 590 mA
TX 3-20 A Max 1.2 A Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1993 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
58 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 585 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-100
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 69 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001E