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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 80-10m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
?
Selectivity ? 4 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Via SP-190 speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144–146 / 430–440MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1971 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, AGC, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000080D RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-AX-000190