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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Compact dual-channel SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Channelized Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz, 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 0.01-55 MHz (800 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
? 0.3 µV
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? Software defined
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? None

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz, 27.60125-27.99125 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   FM   -
RF-output 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external ? 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX 200-450 mA ? 640 mA max
TX 2.5 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
? 64 × 24 × 112 mm
(2.52 × 0.94 × 4.41 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna ? 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s) 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
? Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit, 125 MHz ADC
Aluminium case
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000051E TEAM-EURO-008000 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRIDDC