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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm 
Freq. stability Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 2MHz - 3.0 GHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz ≥ 60 dB
Audio output Line + Headphones ?

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 SMA SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 36W 200-450 mA
TX - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 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
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000400 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2