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

General

HAM bands 23cm  2m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 60Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC external or battery pack 12 V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 65-250 mA 2 A ?
TX 400-900 mA 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard
RIT
VOX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012AT SEMCOSET-SELECTO UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT