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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW ? -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12-15V DC or mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX 18-160 mA Max 1 A ?
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000004IE KENWOOD-R-000599D SONY-ICF-SW000055E