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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 16 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external 8.4V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-130 mA
TX - ? 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1995 and 199x Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions ? 57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 109 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 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 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000381 ICOM-IC-Z000001E ICOM-IC-000002A