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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.05 p.p.m. ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz Software controlled
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne DSP SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? internal speaker 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-440 MHz (USA) - 160-6m
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Medium: ? / ? mW, Low: ? / ? mW - CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? 100 VA max 1.5A
TX ? - 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000092AD ICOM-IC-R009500 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C