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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 1.6-12 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-12 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? 30/100 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071A RFT-SEG-000100 ICOM-ID-000031E