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

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 3 W 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX 90-250 mA ? 800 mA max
TX 750 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 935 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? Alpha-tags
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000202E YAESU-FT-000200 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100