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Desktop VHF Weather radio
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 per 100 (± 0.5 kHz per MHz) 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ± 10 kHz kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels) 80-10 m 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity 0.3µV (12dB SINAD) 1 µV AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity 25kHz ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? 5 xtals ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, 12 valves Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 4.6 MHz
2nd: 467 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output ? ? 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 3.2 - 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC or 6×AA Mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 200 mA 90 W 1.2 A max
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 395 gr (13.9 oz) 12.45 kg (27.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 7 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT GELOSO-G-000209 ICOM-ID-004100A/E