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

General

HAM bands 70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? +/-15 Hz (below 23 MHz, at -30°C ~ +60°C)
Tuning steps ? 5 to 100 kHz 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
*0.50000~1.79999 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 6.3 µV, AM 30 µV

*1.80000~30.0000 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 0.5 µV, AM 3.16 µV (For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB 2.3 kHz/-6 dB, 4.2 kHz/-60 dB
AM 6 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
CW, FSK 500 Hz/-6 dB, 1.6 kHz/-60 dB* (*with optional FL-32A CW and RTTY Narrow Filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 70 cm: Double-conversion, 23 cm: Triple-conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (70 cm), 157.0 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (70 cm), 45.0 MHz (23 cm)
3rd: 455 KHz (23 cm)
1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
SSB - 1st 69.0115, 2nd 9.0115
CW, FSK - 1st 69.0106, 2nd 9.0106
AM - 1st 69.0100, 2nd 9.0100 (Unit: MHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 320 mW, 8 ohm 5 W internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz - 2–3 / 4–5 / 6–7 / 8–9 / 12–14 / 16-17 / 18–19 / 22–23 / 25–26 MHz (Approx)
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25/10 W, Low: 5/1 W ? 150 W max (60 W above 23 MHz)

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external 13.6 V DC
Current RX Max 900 mA 500 mA 2 A max
TX 1.5-8 A - 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 55 × 207 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 8.15 in)
61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
287 × 112 × 62 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 2.44 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 168 gr (5.9 oz) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1005 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Twin RX CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-006000S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT ICOM-IC-M000810