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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 26-56 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 25 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 2.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 2 µV
700-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-50 MHz: 0.63 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.5 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.63 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 5.6 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 18 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
50-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 1.8 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 18 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 56 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 5 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 230 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W AM: 2-20 W, FM/SSB/CW: 2-50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 140 mA 1.4-1.6 A Max 1.5 A
TX Max 1.2 A Max 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
Weight 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000575D ICOM-IC-R002500