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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 23cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 1258-1300 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1258-1300 MHz 10-80m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 7.2-13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
58 × 157 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 6.18 × 1.14 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 450 gr (15.9 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 KENWOOD-TH-000055E HEATHKIT-SB-000221