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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W ? 0.4/5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1991 and 1998 Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
?
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003SAT JRC-NRD-000535 HEATHKIT-HWS-000002XL