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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
2.3-23 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 20 mW-5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 4-12V DC 1250 mAh lithium battery
Current RX ? Max 16-195 mA ?
TX - Max 1.9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1995 and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
57 × 123 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.84 × 1.06 in)
190 × 90 × 21 mm
(7.48 × 3.54 × 0.83 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with FNB-31 and antenna 272 gr (9.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 120 channels in 1 bank(s) 248 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT DTMF, CTCSS. Twin RX. Dual speakers
MP3/WAV recording
Built-in micro-SD slot (16GB max)
USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071A YAESU-FT-000051R GRUNDIG-G000002-REPORTER