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Handheld Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   -
RF-output 3 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 200-450 mA 80 W
TX ? 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
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Weight ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000043C ICOM-ID-000051A EDDYSTONE-000730/6