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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 60-89 / 108-138 / 140-179 / 380-519 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity FM VHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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 +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) 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 ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Kyocera F455R 15A
? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.2 V DC or mains + 2 × R6/AA for memory backup Mains (13.8V DC option) 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 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 95 × 230 mm
(10.63 × 3.74 × 9.06 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock
LED display
PBT D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000070 ICOM-IC-R000071A ICOM-ID-000031E