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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/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  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 50-54 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 200 mW max 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W/100 W (AM: 40/40 W) ? High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 2.4-3V DC (2×R6/AA) 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? 800 mA max
TX Max 25 A - 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 178 × 58 × 230 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 9.06 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 302 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable panel. CTCSS. Alpha-tags
Attenuator
CTCSS / DCS
Close call
Limit search
PC programmable
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
SAME weather alert
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000070TH UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000230 ICOM-IC-T000070E