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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 Hz
5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 420-460 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Single, double or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output 400 mW into 24 ohm internal speaker ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA & Australia)
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10 W 2 m FM/CW: 6-45 W, SSB: 6-35 W (continuously adjustable) 70 cm FM/CW: 6-40 W, SSB: 6-30 W (continuously adjustable)

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 2.5 A max
TX - ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1970 and 197x in Japan Between 1996 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 136 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 5.35 × 1.18 in)
? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) including batteries ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 90 channels/second 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 160 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Alpha tags
Fire tone-out
Race track operation
Built-in ferrite bar for AM BC
PC programmable
SAME w/FIPS
? Built-in keyer
IF shift
NB
VOX
CTCSS / PL encoder (US & Australian versions only)
Tone scan
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BR-000330T ICOM-IC-000020 ICOM-IC-000821H