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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 28-29.7 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 4 W @ 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 28-29.7 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W 10 250 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 12V DC or mains (160 W max) 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX 2.1A max ? 0.9 A
TX ? 14 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
?
Weight ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1052 channels in bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000080AD LAFAYETTE-HA-000410 SAILOR-T002130