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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
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Selectivity ? AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
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Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 6 V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) ?
TX Max 6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 700 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E ICOM-IC-R000006 GRUNDIG-G000003