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

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26-56 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion ('92 - '97) Triple conversion ('98 - '??) ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7/50-54 MHz - 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W ? 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4.8V DC Li-ion Battery
Current RX 1.4-1.6 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 200x and 201x in China
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
54 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.13 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000575H UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000150Y/B LINTON-LT-000071A