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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 25.0 MHz 0.5V
40.8 MHz 0.3V
49.9 MHz 0.3V
118.8 MHz 0.5V
127.2 MHz 0.5V
135.5 MHz 0.5V
138.2 MHz 0.4V
162.4 MHz 0.4V
173.2 MHz 0.4V
406.9 MHz 0.4V
453.3 MHz 0.4V
511.9 MHz 0.4V
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 490 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external 2.4/3V DC (2xAA), 6V DC Mains
Current RX ? 310 mW max ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 2004 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 165 gr (5.8 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 109 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX Limit search
Service Search
Keypad lock
LCD light
Close Call
Battery recharge
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Z000001E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000072XLT RACAL-RA-006778C