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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10 m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter)
Modulations N-FM   CW   SSB   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
Selectivity ? ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10 m -
Modulations N-FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 20 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 10-250 mA ? ?
TX 2.2 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 ? 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E KANTRONICS-KT-000110 WINRADIO-WR-G000305E