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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  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 ? 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
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 ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
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 ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? More than 70dB
Audio output ? 2 watts into 8 ohm More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 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 ? ? SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC / 10 AA cells 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 350-600 mA 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio)
TX ? - 21A (at 100W output power)

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
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 ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000168 PALSTAR-RC000030 ICOM-IC-007300