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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
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Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ?
Audio output ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
160-6m -
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11V DC (battery pack) 13.8V DC ± 10% 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX 30-250 mA 1.5A 90-290 mA
TX Max 2.6 A 30A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2008 and 20xx in USA Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). SDR (Software Defined Radio) Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT