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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 25-54 / 108-512 / 758-960 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) - 160-10 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 5-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? 9-15 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? 450 mA
TX Max 13 A - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
? 215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller ? 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. Digital recording/playback
Various avatars on screen according to traffic
USB-connectivity
Micro-SD slot
Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H UNIDEN-BEARCAT-HOMEPATROL-000001 RISEN-RS-000918SSB