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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 88-108 / 148-174 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >40 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh)
Current RX ? ? 80-150 mA
TX - ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 200 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.87 in)
? 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1.98 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 channels in 18 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in FM radio receiver (W-FM)
8 ON/OFF channels
? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000007 ICOM-IC-000741 ICOM-IC-P000007A