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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB
Selectivity ? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 mW across 1000 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW ? 1.6-4.0 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 210 gr (7.4 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 1840 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions RS-232 Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000092D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770