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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
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 ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW 4.5 / 25 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-200 mA 30-210 mA 1.2 A max
TX 1.8 A max Max 1.5 A 11 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Twin RX CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002E ICOM-IC-W000031E ICOM-IC-F006220D