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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 2-29.999 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   USB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW Narrow: 1.7µV @ 20 dB
AM: 7.5 µV @ 20 dB
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? CW wide: 2900 Hz, CW narrow: 400 Hz 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 2-29.999 MHz 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   USB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW: 3/30 W, AM: 7.5 W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC 20-28V DC Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX ? 175 mA 150 VA
TX ? 1.2 A 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in UK Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 151 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 5.94 × 1.38 in)
330 × 90 × 250 mm
(12.99 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-70 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard Range: 40 km by day under normal conditions 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GAT CLANSMAN-PRC-000320 ICOM-IC-007850