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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±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 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz AM: 9 or 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
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Selectivity ? 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)
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Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct conversion, low IF Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ?
Audio output ? 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 BNC + SO-239 F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC ± 10% 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor
Current RX ? 1.5A 300 mA
TX ? 30A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2008 and 20xx in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
Weight ? 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 100 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 SDR (Software Defined Radio) Clock / alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000092AD FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR