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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (0 to 60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 25µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 1µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.9µV
SSB/CW:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 0.9µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 0.3µV
1-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
N-FM:
150 kHz-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
W-FM:
0.15-30 MHz: -
30-1000 MHz: 1.0µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.0µV

AM / SSB / CW: 10dB S/N
N-FM / W-FM: 12dB SINAD
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
N-FM: 15 kHz @ 6dB
W-FM: 230 kHz @ 6dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? optional CW filter
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65dB 50 dB
Audio output ? 0.2W (8 ohm load) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 80-10 m
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W ? SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input)

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC ? ?
Current RX 65-220 mA ? ?
TX Max 2 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 196x and 1970
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
? ?
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna ? ?
Form factor Handheld Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 555 channels in 18 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. RS-232 computer interface Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000090 WINRADIO-WR-001500E SBE-SB-000036