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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX 20-200 mA ? ?
TX 1.8 A max 0.8-2.1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 2006 and 200x Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002A ICOM-ID-000091 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT