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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
? 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (110-240 V AC) 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 550-900 mA ? 30-210 mA
TX 3.6-7.6 A ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. Twin RX CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210E ICOM-IC-000775 ICOM-IC-W000031E