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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  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 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC battery pack or 12-15V DC external Mains 12V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 10-250 mA ? Max 1.25 A
TX Max 2.2 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032ET ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-PCR001500