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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 430-440 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW Max 100 W (AM: 50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?V DC 12-16V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? 1.9 A
TX Max 13 A ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 198x Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
? 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. ? Auto-AT option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H ICOM-IC-000003N KENWOOD-TS-000440S