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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz 160-10 m 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 430-450 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? 100 W on all bands 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 12-14V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 300 mA 1.8 A 200-450 mA
TX - Max 19 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Hong Kong Between 197x and 198x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 20-126 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS