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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  6m 
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 Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz 0.495-999 MHz -
Modulations 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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 50-54 MHz in 4 segments
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 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 SSB/CW: 10 W PEP, AM: 2.5 W (4 W typical)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains (117 V DC)
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? -
TX Max 13 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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-E002820 ICOM-IC-E000092D HEATHKIT-HX-000030