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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (UK version)
29-54 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (US version)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 1.3 µV (airband) ? 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 ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 450 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. 6 V DC, 4×AA 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 62 × 156 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.14 × 1.69 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) 357 gr (12.6 oz) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 110 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 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 15 sec. back-light
Priority channel, delay, lockout
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(NEWER) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT ICOM-IC-T000070A