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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Optional roofing filter modules with 3 & 6kHz filters for HF/6m, and 15kHz filter only for 50MHz and up.
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   DV  
RF-output ? ? HF/50/144MHz: 100W, 430MHz: 75W, 1.2GHz: 10W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external ?V DC +13.8V DC
Current RX 100 mA max ? ?
TX - ? 24 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? 315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in HF/50MHz ATU (tuner)
IF-DSP (32-bit operation and 24-bit ADC)
24 bit A/D converter
Rear-panel USB port
RIT/XIT
Digital Noise Reduction
Manual and Automatic Notch
Digital Twin PBT
Dual Display
100 Watt Output (75 W on 440)

1.2GHz (23cm) is available with optional UX-9100 module.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 ICOM-IC-X000021T ICOM-IC-009100