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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Multi-norm CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  11m (CB)  10m 
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 Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-12 MHz 400-479 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
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Filters 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-12 MHz 430-440 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   AM   FM  
RF-output 30/100 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W 15 W (export), 4 W normal

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 13.8 or 24 V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? 200-450 mA ?
TX ? 2.5 A max 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
122 × 35 × 165 mm
(4.80 × 1.38 × 6.50 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 480 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-SEG-000100 ICOM-ID-000031E 3140650022063