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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 2.5-25 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external Mains
Current RX 0.9-1 A 30-210 mA 60 W
TX Max 6 A Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CI-V CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000275E ICOM-IC-W000031E RACAL-RA-003791