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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.04-100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.153-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? ? 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4 x LR6/AA ? 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in UK Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 215 × 133 × 38 mm
(8.46 × 5.24 × 1.50 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) without batteries ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 307 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RDS
9 / 10 kHz switch
? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000909 LOWE-HF-000160 ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS