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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
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
50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations 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: 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)
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 + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 11-15 V DC
Current RX 80-150 mA 500 mA max
TX Max 1.5 A -

Physical

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

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000007 ELAD-FDM-000077