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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 6 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-1300 MHz 10-80 m 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
? ?
Selectivity FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) ? ?
Audio output 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load ? 320 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 350/300 mW ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) Mains 13.8V DC ext or NiCd int.
Current RX 38-170 mA ? Max 700 mA
TX Max 440 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2001 Between 197x and 19xx Between 1995 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna ? 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME Weather alert
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Q000007E YAESU-FT-000201 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC003000XLT