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

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  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 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 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 ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-10.3V DC 6-16 V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 30-250 mA 20-200 mA 30-210 mA
TX 0.9-2 A 1.8 A max Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 207 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 GPS option. Twin RX CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-U000001 ICOM-IC-W000002E ICOM-IC-W000031E