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

General

HAM bands 2m  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  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 Hz
5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-460 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single, double or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st:
2nd:
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Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA & Australia)
- 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 2 m FM/CW: 6-45 W, SSB: 6-35 W (continuously adjustable) 70 cm FM/CW: 6-40 W, SSB: 6-30 W (continuously adjustable) ? High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 12V DC +/- 15% ?V DC
Current RX 2.5 A max Max 1.25 A 16-250 mA
TX 16 A max - Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 199x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
IF shift
NB
VOX
CTCSS / PL encoder (US & Australian versions only)
Tone scan
CI-V interface
CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000821H ICOM-IC-R001500 ICOM-IC-T000008A