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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 0.54-20 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
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Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Drawn from PCI interface ?
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? ?
TX Max 12 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 1936 and 1936 in USA
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile PC-card Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000208 WINRADIO-WR-G000315I HAMMARLUND-SP-000010