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Desktop VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver
Standalone Digital Radio IP Gateway

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
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Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DMR   D-STAR   C4FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP / Single / Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 1-10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery ?
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? ?
TX Max 2.3 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream Between 201x and 201x in Estonia
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
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Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 794 gr (1.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E COMMRADIO-CR-000001 SHARKRF-OPENSPOT