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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ? 1 ppm
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 kHz 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869
896-960 /1240-1300 MHz
2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
FM
25–54 MHz: 0.3 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 0.3 μV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 0.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 0.5 μV
806–960 MHz: 0.7 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 0.7 μV
AM
25–54 MHz: 1 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 1 μV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 1.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 2 μV
806–960 MHz: 2 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 3 μV
SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
25–27.995 MHz (AM)
±5 kHz (-6 dB)
±6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other frequencies (AM and FM)
±10 kHz (-6 dB)
±18 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB 380.8 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 60 dB21.4 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 100 dB 75 dB
Audio output ? 170 mW (8 ohm, 10% THD) 20 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm - 2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W ? 20 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Internal: 4.8-6 V DC (4×R6 / AA)External: 9 V DC 20-32V DC
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A 90~150 mA ?
TX 22 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
Alpha tags
Weather alert
Dual trunking
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000095 MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140