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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? (FM: 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation):
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
806–956 MHz: 0.6 µV
?
Selectivity 7.0 / 4.0 / 2.5 kHz ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±17 kHz (–50 dB)
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Filters ? ? Optional roofing filter modules with 3 & 6kHz filters for HF/6m, and 15kHz filter only for 50MHz and up.
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.85 MHz, 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   DV  
RF-output ? ? HF/50/144MHz: 100W, 430MHz: 75W, 1.2GHz: 10W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other Line in / out
Ext. speaker
Headphones
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Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (4 × R20 / D cells) 6 V DC (4×AA Batteries) or Adapter +13.8V DC
Current RX ? 45-125 mA ?
TX - - 24 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 333 × 180 × 58 mm
(13.11 × 7.09 × 2.28 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1700 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual clocks and timers. PBT 320*240 pixel 5.7", 240 × 320 pixel LCD ? Built-in HF/50MHz ATU (tuner)
IF-DSP (32-bit operation and 24-bit ADC)
24 bit A/D converter
Rear-panel USB port
RIT/XIT
Digital Noise Reduction
Manual and Automatic Notch
Digital Twin PBT
Dual Display
100 Watt Output (75 W on 440)

1.2GHz (23cm) is available with optional UX-9100 module.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ETÓN-E000001 20-511 ICOM-IC-009100