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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
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 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W ± 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in Brazil
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
?
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 42 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
1 × 807 / 2 × EL34 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-000024ET DELTA-000310