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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 80m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 100-519 / 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 3 µV ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6-pole crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz - One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations All mode   - SSB  
RF-output 3 W @ 6 VDC, 10 W @ 13.8 VDC ? 2 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4LR20) or 13.8V DC external 6V DC (4 × R6 batteries) 12~13.8 V
Current RX 300 mA 300 mA 30 mA
TX Max 2.9 A (10 W) - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 230 × 76 × 189 mm
(9.06 × 2.99 × 7.44 in)
188 × 117 × 30 mm
(7.40 × 4.61 × 1.18 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) with batteries 450 gr (15.9 oz) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000505 TECSUN-PL-000600 CRKITS-CS-SERIES