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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
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Selectivity ? 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
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Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW 1-20 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
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Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 109 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Z000001E TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) TEN-TEC-PARAGON-II-(000586)