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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-823 / 851-868 / 896-1126 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) ? N-FM 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
806-956 MHz: 0.6 µV
AM 20 dB S/N at 60% modulation
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 380.7 / 10.85 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? 350 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W ? -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12V DC or mains 6V DC / 4×AA
Current RX 16-150mA ? 70-180 mA max
TX 0.5-1.6A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1998 and 200x
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
? 63 × 158 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.22 × 1.57 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna ? 229 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
? Trunking scanner
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000024AT 20-410 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000091