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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
DMR FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
-117 dBm (Ber 5%) for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 400-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM   DMR  
RF-output ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 7.2 V DC (1700 mAh Li-ion)
Current RX ? 200-450 mA 400 mA
TX - 2.5 A max 800-1550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
113 × 56 × 35 mm
(4.45 × 2.20 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 275 gr (9.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
LCD display
DTMF keypad
ETSI Standard audio encryption
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000651S-1 ICOM-ID-000051A CONNECT-SYSTEMS-INC-CS000750