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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 3 W (external speaker required) 400 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains 105-120V AC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 10 W ? 200-450 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 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 HANDIC-000012 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 ICOM-ID-000031A