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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136―150 MHz (VHF Lo version)
150-174 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430—450 MHz (UHF Hi version)
0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.2 µV FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 136―150 MHz (VHF Lo version)
150-174 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430—450 MHz (UHF Hi version)
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Modulations FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 1 or 5W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (±20%) or internal Li-ion battery 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA
Current RX ? ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max)
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 60 × 140 × 36 mm
(2.36 × 5.51 × 1.42 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) including battery 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000232 PUXING-PX-000058/28 ICOM-IC-R000006