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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transverter
Station Monitor

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 6 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-1300 MHz 2m / 430-440 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
? 1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
Selectivity FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) ? ?
Audio output 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 2m / 430-440 MHz ?
Modulations FM   All mode   All mode  
RF-output 350/300 mW 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) 12-15 V DC Mains
Current RX 38-170 mA ? 22 W max
TX Max 440 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2001 Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1985 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? 286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna ? 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in speaker ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Q000007E FDK-EXPANDER-000430 HEATHKIT-HO-005404