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Desktop VHF Transceiver
2m Transceiver | 65 W
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 3 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 136-174 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18μV ?
Selectivity ? W-FM
More than 6kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 14kHz (at 60dB)

N-FM
More than 3kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 9kHz (at 55dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 2m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 1-50 W (AM: 0-25 W) 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX Max 0.7 A 0.4-1.5 A ?
TX Max 15 A 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 10 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DTCS
MIL-STD 810 G tested
Power supply voltage display
Wide/narrow channel setting
DTMF autodial
Time-out timer
Repeater lockout
Automatic power off
S-meter squelch
Selectable LCD backlight color (amber, yellow and green)
Weather channel receive and alert function (USA version only)
Automatic repeater function (USA version only)
Selectable squelch delay from short and long
Squelch attenuator reduces suppression from strong signals
PC to Tx and Tx to Tx cloning capability
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000551D ICOM-IC-002300H HEATHKIT-SB-000300