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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 MHz 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147.995 MHz 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 2 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 6-10.3V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA 30-250 mA 68 mA
TX - 1-2 A Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. CTCSS / DTCS
GPS option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI ICOM-IC-V000082 MIZUHO-MX-000021S