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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? Not specified
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output Max 100 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - External speaker

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 18 A Max 12.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
230 × 57 × 165 mm
(9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 ICOM-ID-000800D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT