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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output 100 W 1-10 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 0.9 A 200-450 mA
TX ? Max 3.3 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SS-009000 ICOM-IC-000211E ICOM-ID-000031E