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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 420-470 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 3 W 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 4-16V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? Max 200 mA 300 mA
TX ? Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1995 and 20xx Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions ? 57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!) ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502A YAESU-FT-000040R LOWE-SRX-000100