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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps 0.04-100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 153-29999 kHz / 87.5-108 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations N-AM   AM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Dual conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   -
RF-output ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W -

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SMA SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4 x LR6/AA or 9 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 200-450 mA ?
TX - 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 200 × 133 × 38 mm
(7.87 × 5.24 × 1.50 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 730 gr (1.6 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 406 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9 / 10 kHz switch
Alpha tagging
Auto Tuning System
RF Gain Control
FM RDS/RDBS
3.2 x 1.7" LCD screen
Aux Audio Input
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000909X ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080