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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz 0.495-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX Max 590 mA 1.2-1.8 A ?
TX Max 1.9 A Max 13 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 2008 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
Weight 585 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-100 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 69 channels in 1 bank(s) 522 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX DTMF. CTCSS. DV/GPS option (UT-123) Diversity reception. Twin RX. D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001E ICOM-IC-E002820 ICOM-IC-E000092D