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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC 4×LR6 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 20-130 mA ? 12 W
TX 220-550 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE)
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
66 × 151 × 37 mm
(2.60 × 5.94 × 1.46 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 220 gr (7.8 oz) Batteries not included 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E 20-305 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004