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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC
Current RX 16-150mA Max 210 VA Max 1.7 A
TX 0.5-1.6A Max 800 VA Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
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Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024AT ICOM-IC-007800 ICOM-IC-000900E