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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Lo 1 W 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX 600-900 mA 16-150mA 350-800 mA
TX Max 5.5 A 0.5-1.6A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 42 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 ? Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001200 ICOM-IC-000024ET PALSTAR-RC000030A