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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 26.965-27.255 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   - AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W 3.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC ? 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 16-150mA ? ?
TX 0.5-1.6A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
100 × 50 × 180 mm
(3.94 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 630 gr (1.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
AM ?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN ICOM-IC-000024AT ROYCE-I-000590A SONY-ICF-SC000001