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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 2 A 200-450 mA
TX - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R008500 ICOM-ID-000051A