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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Converter

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 144 to 3.5/7/14/21/28 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 850 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) - 144 to 3.5/7/14/21/28 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 10 V AC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? ?
TX Max 13 A - 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1999 and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
146 × 50 × 192 mm
(5.75 × 1.97 × 7.56 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 12 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. Alarm clock Input power: 2.5W / 10W switchable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000244CLT TOKYO-HY-POWER-HX-000240