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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m. ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version 0.1-30 MHz 108-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
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Selectivity ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion super heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz 46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version 1.6-30 MHz 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output VHF: 1-5 W, UHF: 1-4 W, 800: 3 W 250 W (PEP) 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

Antenna NMO - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 24 V DC - 10% +30% 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX ? 0.9 A 90-500 mA
TX ? 13 A max 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 103 × 28 mm
(2.20 × 4.06 × 1.10 in)
? 59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight 312 gr (11.0 oz) incl medium battery 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Marine / Navy Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MOTOROLA-VISAR SAILOR-T002130 ICOM-IC-A000025NE