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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 136.000 - 174.000MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? (FM: 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation):
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
806–956 MHz: 0.6 µV
?
Selectivity ? ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±17 kHz (–50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.85 MHz, 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.995 MHz - 136.000 - 174.000MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   - FM  
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 10/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-10.3V DC 6 V DC (4×AA Batteries) or Adapter 13.8V DC
Current RX 30-250 mA 45-125 mA 200 mA
TX 1-2 A - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 250 gr (8.8 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 10 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS / DTCS
GPS option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000082 20-511 DRAGON-SY-000252