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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-180 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations FM   - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W ? Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) including battery
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
PC programmable
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXET ICOM-IC-R000072DC PUXING-PX-000728