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UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st:
2nd:
?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC +/- 15% 12V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.25 A 2A
TX ? - 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003N ICOM-IC-R001500 ICOM-IC-000078