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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F)
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed)
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
Selectivity ? ? SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? More than 70dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz - 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W ? SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 20-250 mA ? 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio)
TX 0.5-1.5 A - 21A (at 100W output power)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 1997 Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
PC-controllable (Serial DB9) Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204 SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC ICOM-IC-007300