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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25kHz kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-824.8 / 849-869.8 / 896-960.8 / 1240-1300 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W ? High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX 65-220 mA ? 0.8 A
TX Max 2 A - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
? 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 555 channels in 18 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum sweeper. Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I, II and hybrid analog, EDACS wide and LTR. Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn. Alpha tags. CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000090 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000310 ICOM-IC-000208H