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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  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 / 50 kHz 5 / 15 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX 16-150mA Max 600 mA ?
TX 0.5-1.6A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 32 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)
? PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024AT ICOM-IC-000027H ICOM-IC-R000071E