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Desktop UHF Transceiver
160-6m Low-Noise SDR Transceiver
Handheld Digital/Analog UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? +/- 5 p.p.m. (0-50 °C) TCXO standard; +/- 1 p.p.m. TCXO opt. (+/- 0.5 p.p.m. typ., 0-50 °C). K3EXREF option locks TCXO to an external 10-MHz reference (+/- 1 to 2 Hz typ.). +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1, 10, 20, and 50 Hz fine steps; user-configurable coarse tuning steps (per-mode). 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Optional 2m / 630m
400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? HF, Preamp off: -133 dBm. Preamp 1: -138 dBm. Preamp 2 (12/10/6 m): -145 dBm Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? Hybrid SDR / Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W per channel into 4 ohms; typ. 10% THD @ 1 kHz, 2 W, Line level + headphones 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   DMR  
RF-output 10 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC + SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-15V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 0.9 A ?
TX ? 17-22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 2015 and 20xx in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
Weight ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) Without options 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CI-V RS-232C / USB-B
Built in PSK, RTTY, and CW text decode/display
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
High-contrast LCD
Dual VFOs
Real-time clock
DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000375D ELECRAFT-K000003S Alinco DJ-MD40