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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 ~ 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-1300 MHz 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ?
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double Super Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output 350/300 mW High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 4.5 W, Low 3: 2 W, Low 2: 1 W, Low 1: 200 mW

Connections

Antenna SMA N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC 13.8V DC 4-12V DC
Current RX 38-170 mA 1 A max Max 15-120 mA
TX Max 440 mA 11.5 A max Max 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2001 Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 1993 and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
RIT
APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Skycommand System II
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Q000007A KENWOOD-TM-D000700A YAESU-FT-000041R