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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4.5V DC (3xR6/AA) 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 550-900 mA ? ?
TX 3.6-7.6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between xxxx and xxxx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
? 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 45 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. Dual time display. Scanning OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210E SANGEAN-ATS-000404 COMMRADIO-CR-000001