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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  None 
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869
896-960 /1240-1300 MHz
190-500 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
FM
25–54 MHz: 0.3 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 0.3 μV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 0.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 0.5 μV
806–960 MHz: 0.7 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 0.7 μV
AM
25–54 MHz: 1 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 1 μV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 1.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 2 μV
806–960 MHz: 2 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 3 μV
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Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
25–27.995 MHz (AM)
±5 kHz (-6 dB)
±6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other frequencies (AM and FM)
±10 kHz (-6 dB)
±18 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB 380.8 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 60 dB21.4 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 100 dB ?
Audio output ? 170 mW (8 ohm, 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm - ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Internal: 4.8-6 V DC (4×R6 / AA)External: 9 V DC ?
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A 90~150 mA ?
TX 22 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
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Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
Alpha tags
Weather alert
Dual trunking
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000095 MILITARY-BC-000453-B