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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 36-165 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 500Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external Mains 230/115 VAC Mains
Current RX 30-210 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
? ?
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000031E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS HALLICRAFTERS-S-000027B