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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 p.p.b.

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.005-31 / 60-260 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 15 MHz: 0.022 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
64-118 MHz: 0.021 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
118-260 MHz: 0.02 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct sampling SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 120 dB
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?V DC 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX 550-900 mA ? ?
TX 3.6-7.6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
? 45 × 10 × 60 mm
(1.77 × 0.39 × 2.36 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Headless

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL ? Pre-selectors and Polyphase tracking filters
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210A ICOM-IC-T000032 AIRSPY-HF+-DISCOVERY