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

General

HAM bands 1.25m  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 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? 0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st:
2nd:
1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) Internal speaker 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz - 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 0.5/6W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 12V DC +/- 15% 4.5-16V DC
Current RX 450-800 mA Max 1.25 A Max 180 mA
TX 3-6.5 A - Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 70 channels in 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-R001500 ICOM-IC-T000007H