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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
USB-dongle SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 130-172 / 350-470 / 900-985 MHz 0.03-33 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 0.01-55 MHz (500 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (VHF)
0.18 µV (UHF)
? 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (VHF), 23.05 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz
? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? None

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (European version)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (US version)
10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5 / 2 / 0.35 W (at 13.8 V) HF: 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W), 6 m: 1-10 W (AM 1-4 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC (7.2 V nominal) 13.8V DC 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX 20-85 mA ? 410 mA max
TX 0.5-1.4 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
? 25 × 17 × 90 mm
(0.98 × 0.67 × 3.54 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) without power pack & antenna ? 43 gr (1.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit ADC (Texas Instruments ADS4145)
Aluminium case
1.5 MHz sampling rate
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AT-000600HP ICOM-IC-000726 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRINANO