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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC battery pack or 12-15V DC external 12V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 10-250 mA Max 1.25 A 4 A
TX Max 2.2 A - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 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)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032ET ICOM-IC-PCR001500 ICOM-IC-000732M