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UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? Beter than ±0.5ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
?
Image rejection ? More than 70dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% THD 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX 1-1.4 A 2 A max 115 mW typical
TX Max 10.5 A 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 201 channels in bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC. Twin RX 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500A ICOM-IC-007200 YUPITERU-MVT-005500