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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.03-33 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW HF: 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W), 6 m: 1-10 W (AM 1-4 W) 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC 13.8V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 16-150mA
TX ? Max 20 A 0.5-1.6A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
? 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 42 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard ? Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SET ICOM-IC-000726 ICOM-IC-000024ET