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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal Mains
Current RX 20-130 mA ? -
TX 220-550 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 210 gr (7.4 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 STAR-ST-000700