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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 108-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
? 46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW ? 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external Mains 230/115 VAC 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX 30-210 mA ? 90-500 mA
TX Max 1.5 A - 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
? 59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 ? 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX ? Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000031E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS ICOM-IC-A000025NE