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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 0.495-999 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-440 MHz (USA) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 160-6m
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Medium: ? / ? mW, Low: ? / ? mW High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? ? 1.5A
TX ? ? 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000092AD ICOM-IC-E000092D FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C