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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   FM   N-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)
? Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 210 mW 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX ? ? 800 mA max
TX - - 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 20xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) 357 gr (12.6 oz) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT ICOM-IC-T000070A