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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 3500 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   DV   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50-80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-14V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A ?
TX ? Max 7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain
Dimensions 49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000002E ICOM-ID-000001 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077