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IC-A16E Handheld Ground-to-Air Support Radio vs Sepura SC21
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Tactical Communications & Data Links.
Tactical Communications & Data Links
IC-A16E Handheld Ground-to-Air Support Radio
by Icom UK
Rugged ground-crew airband handheld for airside operations
Tactical Communications & Data Links
Sepura SC21
by Sepura
Compact, lightweight TETRA hand-portable — 25% smaller than its predecessor — without sacrificing the Class 3 RF power or IP67 protection airport operations demand.
| Cost of ownership | IC-A16E Handheld Ground-to-Air Support Radio | Sepura SC21 |
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| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
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| Dimensions | — | 60 × 122.5 × 27 mm |
| Weight | — | 194 g |
| Display | — | 37 × 49 mm TFT QVGA 320 × 240 px (2.4 in) |
| Speaker output | — | 1 W |
| Frequency bands | — | 380–430 MHz / 403–470 MHz (UHF) |
| RF power | — | Class 3, Class 3L, Class 4 |
| Static receive sensitivity | — | −116 dBm |
| Dynamic receive sensitivity | — | −107 dBm |
| Battery options | — | 1160 mAh / 1880 mAh Li-Po |
| IP rating | — | IP65, IP67 |
| Operating temperature (conformance) | — | −20 °C to +60 °C |
| Operating temperature (extended) | — | −30 °C to +65 °C |
| GNSS | — | GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo |
| Secondary data | — | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi |
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