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Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.02-170 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.39 µV ? ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ≥ 100 dB, Software defined ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SDR / direct conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + SMA BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5 V DC (USB) 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) ?
Current RX ? ? 6-170 mA
TX - - 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2012 and 201x in Italy Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 180 gr (6.4 oz) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Headless Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
? ?
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN ELAD-FDM-S000001 SONY-ICF-SC000001 ICOM-IC-000002A