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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 ~ 100 kHz ? 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 350/300 mW Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 BNC + NMO
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola)

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 38-170 mA ? 700 mA max
TX Max 440 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2001 Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1988 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
RIT
? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Q000007A YAESU-FT-ONE UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT