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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
300-channel | TrunkTracker | VHF/UHF/AIR/800MHz | Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  10m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
AIR: 1.5 µV
800MHz: 0.7 µV
0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double / Triple conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? > 50 dB
Audio output ? 2 W, 8-ohm 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A 230-500 mA 50 W
TX Max 13 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
205 × 70 × 195 mm
(8.07 × 2.76 × 7.68 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None
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. Trunking -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002050 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B