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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-130 mA 18-160 mA 1.2-1.5 A
TX 220-550 mA Max 1.4 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000004IE ICOM-IC-000725