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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-200 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz ?
Modulations CW   USB   FM   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations CW   USB   FM   -
RF-output 3 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 350/350 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC (7.2V DC nominal) 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply
Current RX 90-250 mA 17-100 mA ?
TX 750 mA Max 1.3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in China
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
55 × 157 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 6.18 × 1.22 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) Batteries & antenna included 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO
RIT
S & Power Meter
Noise Blanker
Dial Lamp
Morse Code Key Input Jack
DTMF. CTCSS/PL. Twin RX CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000202 STANDARD-C-000528 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801