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Mobile VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.5-55 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 0.5-5 W SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery) 12 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 660 mA 2 A
TX Max 4.8 A 2.5 A 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 940 gr (2.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025A XIEGU-X005105 SEMCOSET-SELECTO