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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz AM: 9 or 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.5-999 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 144-148 / 430-440 MHz (USA) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5 / 5 W, Medium: ? / ? mW, Low: ? / ? mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? 300 mA
TX Max 13 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
? 127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller ? 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 700 channels in 100 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Clock / alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H ICOM-IC-000092AD GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR