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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm  6cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 9 kHz - 6000 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   TV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity ? ? SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 160-10 m
Modulations CW   USB   - FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output 3 W ? 5-15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 9-15 V DC
Current RX 90-250 mA ? 450 mA
TX 750 mA - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO
RIT
S & Power Meter
Noise Blanker
Dial Lamp
Morse Code Key Input Jack
Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
I/Q stand alone recording and playback
10 Digital modes : TETRA,P25(Phase 1+2),DMR, Mototrbo,dPMR,NXDN,D-CR,D-STAR,Alinco,Yaesu.
Automatic detection of digital modes during scan and search.
Up to 2MHz wide digital I/Q output
Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000202 AOR-AR-ALPHA-II RISEN-RS-000918SSB