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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 30-210 mA 400-600 mA
TX ? Max 1.5 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 151 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 5.94 × 1.38 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-70 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GAT ICOM-IC-W000031E ALINCO-DR-000735E