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UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (at 12dB SINAD)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.16μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.16μV
230.000–259.995MHz 0.56μV
260.000–299.995MHz 0.32μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.22μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.22μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.16μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.16μV
810.000–879.990MHz 0.45μV
880.000–999.990MHz 0.45μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.5μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.5μV
230.000–259.995MHz 1.8μV
260.000–299.995MHz 1.0μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.79μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.63μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.56μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.56μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
UHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
Selectivity ? ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st:
2nd:
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW ? 50 / 15 / 5 W (approx.)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? Max 1.25 A 1.2 A max
TX ? - 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without microphone, cable and bracket
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003N ICOM-IC-R001500 ICOM-ID-E000880