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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? None 
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) SW: 16, 19, 22, 25, 31, 41, 49 m /
87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.133 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <14 kHz (-60 dB)
FMN: >3 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB (75 dB typical) ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - -
RF-output High: 65 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external Internal Ni-MH battery, 3×AA cells, AC adapter or dynamo crank.
Current RX 0.8-1 A 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ?
TX 15 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
168 × 155 × 64 mm
(6.61 × 6.10 × 2.52 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) 539 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital voice/data (D-STAR) option (UT-118 (formerly UT-115)). Please note that this requires at least two similarly equiped radios. Weather channel with alert (US version only) CTCSS, DTCS and DTMF. Multi-color LCD. CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002200H ICOM-IC-R000005 ETÓN-FR000250