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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W ? -

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11V DC (battery pack) 6V DC or 6×AA cells 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX 30-250 mA ? 90-290 mA
TX Max 2.6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 879 gr (1.9 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). ? Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 SONY-ICF-002002 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT