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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX 700-900 mA ? 16-150mA
TX 1.6-5 A 10.5 A max 0.5-1.6A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 42 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-003230H ICOM-IC-000024ET