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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  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  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? 0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load ? 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W ? 0.5/6W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 12V DC +/- 15% 4.5-16V DC
Current RX 10-250 mA Max 1.25 A Max 180 mA
TX 2.2 A max - Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Handheld Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 70 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E ICOM-IC-PCR001500 ICOM-IC-T000007H