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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  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 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 9 kHz - 6000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   TV  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.705 GHz ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 10.8-16 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A 750 mA ?
TX Max 12 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000208 AOR-AR-DV000001 AOR-AR-ALPHA-II