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

General

HAM bands 23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? > 60db at –1 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W 150 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC external or battery pack 11.6-15.6 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 65-250 mA 1.5 A max 1.5-2.2 A
TX 400-900 mA 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard
RIT
VOX
DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012AT SEA-000235 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B