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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 400-479 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD 400 mW 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) 420-450 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W 5 W max 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX 16-150mA 200-450 mA ?
TX 0.5-1.6A 2.5 A max 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024AT ICOM-ID-000031A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885