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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW 4 W 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX ? ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
? 150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 109 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
? Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Z000001A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO-000520XL ICOM-ID-004100A/E