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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 ~ 100 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 350/300 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX 38-170 mA 1.2 A max ?
TX Max 440 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2001 Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS / DCS
RIT
Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
AFC
Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-Q000007A ICOM-IC-R000072DC EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-III-(STATESMAN)