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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 / 100 / 1000 MHz thumbwheels 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 150 mW High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW 250 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX Max 130 mA 30-210 mA 0.9 A
TX Max 550 mA Max 1.5 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions ? 57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
?
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002N ICOM-IC-W000031E SAILOR-T002130