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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 29.000 - 54.000 MHz 0.5 µV
137.000 - 174.000 MHz 0.7 µV
406.000 - 512.000 MHz 0.7 µV
108.000 - 136.975 MHz 1.2 µV
806.000 - 956.000 MHz 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 2.6 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 20 mW-5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4-12V DC 12V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A Max 16-195 mA ?
TX Max 6 A Max 1.9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1995 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
57 × 123 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.84 × 1.06 in)
180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with FNB-31 and antenna 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) 120 channels in 1 bank(s) 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 DTMF, CTCSS. Twin RX. Pre-programmed for Local Police/Sheriff, Fire/EMS, News media, Weather, CB, Aircraft, Railroads, Marine, DOT
Trunk Tracker, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
PC Programmable
Band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E YAESU-FT-000051R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008