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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 25-1300 MHz (except cellular) 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM
28-54: 0.4μV
137-174: 0.4μV
216-224.995: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.4μV
764-775.9875: 0.5μV
794-823.9875: 0.5μV
849.0125-868.9875: 0.5μV
894.0125-956: 0.5μV
1240-1300: 0.8μV
AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.9950: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.0μV
225-319.9875: 1.0μV
320-399.9875: .1.0μV
W-FM (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
179.750–215.750 MHz: 0.8 μV
0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 265.55/380.75 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? 75 dB (at 162.4 MHz) 50-60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 12V DC 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 470 mA max ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
187 × 56 × 152 mm
(7.36 × 2.20 × 5.98 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 109 channels in 1 bank(s) 1100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 270 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Z000001A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000160 SONY-ICF-006700W