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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W at 10% distortion 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   -
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? ?
TX Max 13 A 1.9 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2017 and 201x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885 WHISTLER-WS001065