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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C) Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz in 4 bands -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output 200 mW 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-80m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output 0.5/5 W 10 W (AM: 5 W) 90 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains
Current RX ? 0.8 A -
TX ? 4 A max 225 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 47 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-S000032 KENWOOD-TS-000600 LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE