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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup
Tuning steps ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz
Audio output ? 2 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144–146 / 430–440MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 1000 / 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz
Current RX ? 35 W
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000080D DRAKE-MSR-000002