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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100-519 / 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity 3 µV AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB
Audio output 1 W 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output ? 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 × R6 batteries) 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 300 mA 1.2 A max
TX - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 188 × 117 × 30 mm
(7.40 × 4.61 × 1.18 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ?
MPN TECSUN-PL-000660 ICOM-ID-004100A/E