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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
DMR Radio Power Amplifier

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 400-479 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands 136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK   AM   CW   All mode   DMR  
Sensitivity FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-450 MHz - 136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK   - All mode   DMR  
RF-output 0.1 - 5 W - 30-40 W @ 2-5 W input

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239 + SMA
Impedance 50Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 12~15 V DC
Current RX 200-450 mA 80 W ?
TX 2.5 A max - 4.5-6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
115 × 35 × 135 mm
(4.53 × 1.38 × 5.31 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1302 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS EDDYSTONE-000730/8 VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-P000025D