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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 222-225 MHz 144-148 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity More than 15 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 MHz 144-148 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V) 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 10.5 A ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002330A SANTEC-LS-000202A HILBERLING-HPA-008000B-54