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VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869
896-960 /1240-1300 MHz
68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM
25–54 MHz: 0.3 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 0.3 μV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 0.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 0.5 μV
806–960 MHz: 0.7 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 0.7 μV
AM
25–54 MHz: 1 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 1 μV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 1.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 2 μV
806–960 MHz: 2 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 3 μV
68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
25–27.995 MHz (AM)
±5 kHz (-6 dB)
±6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other frequencies (AM and FM)
±10 kHz (-6 dB)
±18 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB 380.8 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 60 dB21.4 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 100 dB ?
Audio output ? 170 mW (8 ohm, 10% THD) Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Internal: 4.8-6 V DC (4×R6 / AA)External: 9 V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 90~150 mA 8 / 13 W
TX 1.8-3.3 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE)
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer Alpha tags
Weather alert
Dual trunking
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000095 20-9461