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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≥ 2 µV
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output 200 mW ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-14 V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 30-210 mA 65 W
TX ? Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000004E ICOM-IC-W000031E EDDYSTONE-000504