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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX 550-900 mA 30-210 mA 4 A
TX 3.6-7.6 A Max 1.5 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210E ICOM-IC-W000031E ICOM-IC-000732M