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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps Channelized 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 148-174 / 380-430 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 440-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (no reference) FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
<0.20 µV
Selectivity 18 kHz @ -6 dB, 34 kHz @ -50 dB SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
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Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne / XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ?
Audio output 2 W @ 8 ohms 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load 400mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 440-470 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) 7.4V DC Ni-MH
Current RX 8 W 35-150 mA 35 mA (standby)
TX - - 1500 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 201x in China
Dimensions 132 × 38 × 183 mm
(5.20 × 1.50 × 7.20 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
55.5 × 100 × 31 mm
(2.19 × 3.94 × 1.22 in)
Weight 675 gr (1.5 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 225 gr (7.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. Repeater Shift
CTCSS
KENWOOD option ready
PC programmable via interface cable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000008 ICOM-IC-R000020 LINTON-LT-003268