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VHF Transceiver
Headless Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 100W

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm after calibration within ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.49 µV (SSB, S+N/N=10 dB, Preamp ON, Dither OFF) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 10 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
DV (D-Star)
28-29.7 MHz: 1 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? Software Defined (>100 dB Stop Band Attenuation) AM (BW=6 kHz)
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz, sharp)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz, sharp)
500 Hz (-6 dB), 900 Hz (-60 dB)
RTTY (BW=350 Hz)
360 Hz (-6 dB), 650 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 0-1.7, 1.7-2.1, 2.1-3.0, 3.0-4.2, 4.2-6.0, 6.0-8.4, 8.4-12.0, 12-17, 17-24, 24-32 or OFF (0-40 MHz Wide-Band Mode) ?
Receiver system ? DSP Double (W-FM) / triple (AM/FM/SSB/CW/RTTY) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 134.732 / 124.487 MHz
2nd: 10.7 / 455 kHz
3rd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? 90 dB HF: 70 dB 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm: 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W (10% distortion, 8 ohm)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
(+70 MHz in Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output Max 25 W ? FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 1-35 W / (2-50 W on 70 MHz) AM: 1-40 W (HF)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 5V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 700 mA 1.2-1.5 A
TX ? - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2007 and 20xx in Italy Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 110 × 36 × 185 mm
(4.33 × 1.42 × 7.28 in)
167 × 58 × 225 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 8.86 in)
Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) controller: 500 gr
Form factor Unknown Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 505 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? USB 2.0 interface Touch Screen Interface
Slant Top Controller
Speaker on Controller
Extended Receive
SWR Graphic Display
D-Star DV Mode
SD Card Slot
IF DSP
Variable Power Output
Multi-Function Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000271A PERSEUS-SDR ICOM-IC-007100