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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  23cm  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 118-174 / 438-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 115 mW typical
TX Max 6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
? 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) 303 channels in 3 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 CTCSS
Triple RX
CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E KENWOOD-TM-000941A YUPITERU-MVT-007500