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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10ppm over operating temp range ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz 0.5-30 MHz AM: 0.5-1710 MHz
FM: 76-250 / 300-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity <0.25mV for 12dB SINAD AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? FM/AM: double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 2W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 2 m / 1.25 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A 0.5 A
TX 4 A max Max 20 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
140 × 46 × 150 mm
(5.51 × 1.81 × 5.91 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 120 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS programmable on repeater channels
REPEATER SHIFT (500kHz)
? Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-006001 ICOM-IC-000725 VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-006600PRO