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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 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 N-type + RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-14V DC Mains or 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 30-210 mA
TX ? - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 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 ? Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000002E ICOM-IC-R009000L ICOM-IC-W000031E