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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
Low band 0.4 µV for 12 dB SINAD
High band 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
UHF band 0.7 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.2 µV
Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
-55 dB @ t 25 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
? 1st: 38.850 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection More than 70dB ? > 65 dB
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD 400 Milliwatts into 8 ohms 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz - 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W ? 5 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5AA or external 12V DC 7.4 V DC (Li-ion battery pack)
Current RX 2 A max ? ?
TX 22 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
70 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.76 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
60 × 98 × 42 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.65 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
? VOX
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Waterproof to IP-66/67 standard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000050XL KYD-IP-VU000001A