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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 400-479 MHz 100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
3 µV ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 46.35 MHz / 450khz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW 1 W 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SMA Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries) External high-voltage power supply
Current RX 200-450 mA ? ?
TX 2.5 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000031E TECSUN-PL-000680 HEATHKIT-HW-000100