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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-160 MHz: 0.6 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-520 MHz: 0.3 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
370-520 MHz: 1.0 µV
520-1300 MHz: 3.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
AM/FM: 16 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB)
Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection >40 dB ? 55 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
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Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.5-10V DC (external) 11-15 V DC
Current RX 80-150 mA 15-95 mA 500 mA max
TX Max 1.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 195 gr (6.9 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 640 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS Alpha tags. "Frequency finder". Dual watch. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000007 YAESU-VR-000120D ELAD-FDM-000077