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

General

HAM bands ? ? 70cm 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 148-174 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne VFO or 8 channels, XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 12V DC 5.5-16V DC
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ? 8-190 mA
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27
Form factor Handheld Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000009 YAESU-FT-000815