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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 108-174 / 220-380 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe)
27-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 830-950 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N @ 118-136 & 220-380 MHz)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ VHF)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.4/177 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 30 dB @ 120 MHz11 dB @ 935 MHz
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC 11-16V DC 4.8~6V DC (4×AA/R6)
Current RX 20-130 mA Max 700 mA ?
TX 220-550 mA Max 5.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 199x Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
55 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
Weight 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002AT KENWOOD-TM-000531E AOR-AR-000900