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

General

HAM bands 70cm  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±0.001% @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ? ?
Tuning steps 20 kHz Fixed channels 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 432-439.8 MHz VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.6 µV (20 dB noise quieting) 1 µV (20 dB quieting) 3 µV
Selectivity 30 kHz (-6 dB) / 60 kHz (-60 dB) 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm Internal speaker 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 432-439.8 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ? 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries)
Current RX 450-630 mA ? ?
TX 1.6-3.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 228 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable front panel ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000370 20-121 TECSUN-PL-000680