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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm.
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st:
2nd:
1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC battery pack or 12-15V DC external 12V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 10-250 mA Max 1.25 A 0.9-1.1 A
TX Max 2.2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market)
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032ET ICOM-IC-R001500 ICOM-IC-R000075