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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 118-136 / 138-164 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system ? X-TAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 1-10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6 V DC (4 × R6/AA) Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A 30-100 mA ?
TX Max 2.3 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 198x Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E 20-0104 RFT-EKD-000700