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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
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Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ?
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 16-150mA 1.3-1.6 A ?
TX 0.5-1.6A 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
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Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024AT ICOM-IC-007000 CHEROKEE-CM-000005