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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 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
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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 ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12V DC +/- 15% 11V DC (battery pack)
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A Max 1.5 A 30-250 mA
TX Max 13 A - Max 2.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 107 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. DV/GPS option (UT-123) Diversity reception. Twin RX. CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E002820 ICOM-IC-R002500 ICOM-IC-V000085