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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Beter than ±0.5ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-470 MHz 144-146 MHz RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity VHF Mid band: 0.5 µV
AIRCRAFT band: 1 µV
VHF High band: 0.5 µV
UHF band: 1 µV
? SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
Selectivity -6 dB ±9 kHz
-50 dB ±15 kHz
? SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
Image rejection ? ? More than 70dB
Audio output 2 W max ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A max
TX - ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
? 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second ? 201 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000050 ICOM-IC-000232 ICOM-IC-007200