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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Single-band VHF mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD 400 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   W-FM  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 199x Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
120 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 275 gr (9.7 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags display
Big/small fonts
VOX
DTMF
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GXE KENWOOD-TS-000450S LEIXEN-VV-000808V