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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-1000 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC (4×AA Batteries) or external 9 V DC adapter Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 12 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
? 540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002720H 20-512 RFT-EKD-000700