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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 136-175 / 300-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st:
2nd:
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.25 A 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) Max 1 A
TX - - 4-11.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
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Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 185 gr (6.5 oz) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R001500 ICOM-IC-R000005 KENWOOD-TM-V000708A