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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? 25-550 MHz
FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300 MHz
FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W ? 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A max
TX 12 A max - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
? 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN ICOM-IC-002720H YUPITERU-MVT-005000 SEA-000235