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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FM  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W ? 1 / 5 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC ? 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 65-220 mA ? 1.3 A
TX Max 2 A - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 330 gr (11.6 oz) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 555 channels in 18 bank(s) ? 33 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
Accessories ? ? CMP-838 G Microfone
CTN-50 CTCSS-unit
CTD-50 DTMF-unit
CRC-50 radio remote controll 80MHz
CRF-081 10m option, 28 - 29,7MHz, 4,5A, 10W rf-power
CRF-081-D 10m Option, 28 - 29,7MHz, 12A, 50W rf-power
CRF-301 23cm Option, 1260 - 1300MHz, 6,5A, 10W HF
CVM-50 digital voice recorder
CAW05 power cord
MPN ICOM-IC-E000090 WINRADIO-WR-G000313E STANDARD-C-000050