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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output Max 25 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 12V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 16-150 mA Max 1.25 A
TX Max 6 A Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000271E ICOM-IC-000002IE ICOM-IC-PCR001500