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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.531-1320 MHz 28-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 800-960 MHz (cellular blocked in US) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 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. ?V DC Mains 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX ? ? 800 mA max
TX - - 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
? 58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 302 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Speech descrambler
Clock / alarm / on-off timer
Green/orange LCD backlight
Data cloning
PC programmable
SAME weather alert
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007300 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002054 ICOM-IC-T000070E