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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 150 kHz - 1309 MHz 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
Filters ? ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz
Audio output ? ? > 2W at 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC ? 12V DC
Current RX 20-130 mA ? 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical
TX 220-550 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Australia Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
? 220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 1300 channels in bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst ? CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E GME-RX001300 AOR-AR-002300