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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
140-150 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
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Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) - 140-150 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output 10/7 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 9.6 V DC battery pack or 13.8 V DC external
Current RX 0.5 A 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) ?
TX 8.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
64 × 165 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.50 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BPS-15
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-FTM-000010S ICOM-IC-R000006 TEMPO-S000015T