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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.3-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 200 mW @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 16~210 mA (13.8V) 1.6-2.1 A
TX 450~1200 mA (13.8V) Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 49 × 104 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.09 × 1.30 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 48 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SE ICOM-IC-000738