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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 400-479 MHz 30 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
CW: 0.2 µV / 10 dB
AM: 1 µV / 10 dB
FM: 0.2 µV
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
3.6 kHz @ -40 dB
AM: 6 kHz
CW: 200-1200 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/CW/SSB) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. 46.35 MHz / 450khz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output 400 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W 1-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX 200-450 mA 700 mA
TX 2.5 A max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
230 × 230 × 90 mm
(9.06 × 9.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
USB interface
LCD display
Built-in keyer
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000031E CHINESE-KN-000920