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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 cps, after warm-up ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz - 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 80-10 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW SSB/CW: 180 W PEP, AM: 75 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? - 750 mA
TX 0.8-2.1 A 400 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
482 × 295 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000091 HEATHKIT-HX-000010-'MARAUDER' AOR-AR-DV000001