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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 118-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM: 0.18 µV
N-FM: 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? >2W@5%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 5.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ? VHF: 50/25/10/5 W, UHF: 35/25/10/5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC 6V DC or 4LR6 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.8 A
TX ? - 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in Taiwan
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
62 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 224 gr (7.9 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS (DTMF and voice-scrambler option) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000003H RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000079 ADI-AM-000580