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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 25 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 2.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 2 µV
700-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-50 MHz: 0.63 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.5 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.63 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 5.6 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 18 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
50-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 1.8 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 18 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 56 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 5 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 230 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW ? 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC 12V DC +/- 15% 7.5V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A 77-300 mA
TX ? - 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SET ICOM-IC-R002500 ICOM-IC-V000088