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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 136-165 / 438-450 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity ? ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 5/5 W, Medium: ?/?, Low: ?/? W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC ?V DC 9V DC
Current RX ? ? 8 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
? 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard CTCSS & DTSS. Twin RX NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SET KENWOOD-TH-000077A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405