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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 1.25m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 432.500-434.975 MHz (100 channels) 220-225 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 432.500-434.975 MHz (100 channels) 220-225 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 3 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX ? 450-800 mA ?
TX Max 750 mA 3-6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-007003 ICOM-IC-000038A EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000