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

General

HAM bands 6m  6m 
Freq. stability ± 150 Hz per hour after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 2.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions ? 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232 port
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000501 AOR-AR-003000AB