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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz 0.54-20 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available
Receiver system ? ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 1000 / 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC Separate PSU 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz
Current RX 65-220 mA Max 80 W 35 W
TX Max 2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1937 and 19xx Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 555 channels in 18 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000090 HAMMARLUND-SP-000100X DRAKE-MSR-000002