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Desktop UHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 230-870 MHz in 2 ranges 136-174 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity AM: < 5 µV
FM: < 4 µV
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 36.5 MHz 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB 70 dB
Audio output 150 mW 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   DMR  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX ? Max 0.5 A 810 mA, 2A max
TX - Max 6 A 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 425 × 146 × 133 mm
(16.73 × 5.75 × 5.24 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 8.16 kg (18.0 lbs) desktop model 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? PLL IC: PLL2001 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000990S ICOM-IC-000229E VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000720