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

General

HAM bands ? ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 420-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC internal or 6-16V DC external Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 15-300 mA ? 200-450 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000001 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100 ICOM-ID-000031A