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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? 250 Hz after 1 Hour ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 210 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? ?
TX Max 12 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1982 and 1984 Between 2002 and 20xx
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display ? Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000208 ICOM-IC-R000070 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT