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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) ?
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
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Filters ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ?
Receiver system ? DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - ?
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10.7-16 V DC ?
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 2 A ?
TX Max 8 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
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Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220E AOR-AR-005001D CRKITS-KN-Q000008