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

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   -
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W 12 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXA COBRA-000139XL-A AOR-AR-ALPHA-B