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

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 125 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX 1-1.4 A ? 115 mW typical
TX Max 10.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1964 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
? 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC. Twin RX ? CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500A K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000A YUPITERU-MVT-005500