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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-999 MHz 442-447 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB quieting) AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity ? 20 kHz (-60 dB), 40 kHz (-70 dB) AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 440-445 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Mid-High: 20/20 W, Mid-Low: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 500 mA ?
TX Max 12 A 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2002 Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE)
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 34 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 1.34 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box, 290 grHead 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? Sound squelch.
Accessories ? CTCSS unit
PS-5 Power supply with built-in clock
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MPN ICOM-IC-002800H KENWOOD-TR-008300 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006