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

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output internal speaker Internal speaker 180 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.8 / 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A ?
TX 3.6 A max Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning ? TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490E ICOM-IC-000728 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT