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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Marine VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  None  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz Channelized 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) 156-162 MHz (fixed channels) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-782 / 791-799 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) ? AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) 156-162 MHz (fixed channels) -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12/24 V DC 4×AA or USB 5 V DC
Current RX 16-150mA 220 mA 120 mA typical
TX 0.5-1.6A 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1969 and 197x in Denmark Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
Simplex and duplex operation supported
Distress channel selector (channel 16)
USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024ET SAILOR-RT000142 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000800