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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz) ± 2.5 p.p.m. +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
-14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD) Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection >50 dB ? 74 dB typical
Audio output 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD) 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 5 / 2 / 0.5 W 1 - 10 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX 1.5-1.9 A 250 mA 550 mA
TX - 1.6 / 1.9A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 900 channels in 9 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TV option, CI-V Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R007100 ALINCO-DJ-V000057E TEN-TEC-000539