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Desktop Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 0.3-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 W 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 16-150mA 1.6-2.1 A
TX ? 0.5-1.6A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions ? 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 42 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EF-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-I ICOM-IC-000024AT ICOM-IC-000738