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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Speaker

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 10-80m -
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne 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)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required 3 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 10-80m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit ?
Current RX ? ? -
TX 0.8-2.1 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between and
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
133 × 108 × 280 mm
(5.24 × 4.25 × 11.02 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000091AD GALAXY-GT000550 ICOM-SP-000021