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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 1.0 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD) 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 4 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m / 70 cm 136-174 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output 5-50 W 5 / 25 / 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX 500 mA 1.2 A max 25-190 mA
TX 9 A max 10 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions ? 150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 999 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 8 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E. CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LUTHOR-TLM-000007 ICOM-IC-F005220D AOR-AR-008200D