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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
400-470 MHz / FM-radio
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) ? 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? 230-500 mA 400 mA max
TX ? - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX WX channels (USA) PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000781 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 BAOFENG-BF-A000005