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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 3 W 100 W 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX ? 900 mA 68 mA
TX ? Max 20 A Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502A ICOM-IC-000720A JIM-MX-000021S