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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  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  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st:
2nd:
1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100/100/100 W ? High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? Max 1.25 A 0.8 A
TX ? - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 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
CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746 ICOM-IC-R001500 ICOM-IC-000208H