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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
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 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.495-999 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? 4 A
TX Max 13 A ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star 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-002820H ICOM-IC-E000092D ICOM-IC-000732M