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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
-16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW ? 0.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains (13.8V DC option) 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 0.8-2.1 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 47 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000091AD ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-S000022