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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-1000 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW, 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4 AAs or 9 DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 11.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1995 and 199x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
? 76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 425 gr (15.0 oz) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. 5 priority channels
2 second delay
lockout
weather
band search
Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000208D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000080XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER