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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 500 kHz - 30.6 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit Batteries
Current RX ? ? 2.5 A
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 1949 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Keyboard ? Automatic volume control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXAT GALAXY-GT000550 EDDYSTONE-000710