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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity ? ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters ? Optional roofing filter modules with 3 & 6kHz filters for HF/6m, and 15kHz filter only for 50MHz and up. ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
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Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   DV   -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW HF/50/144MHz: 100W, 430MHz: 75W, 1.2GHz: 10W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) +13.8V DC 9V DC
Current RX ? ? 8 W
TX ? 24 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions Built-in HF/50MHz ATU (tuner)
IF-DSP (32-bit operation and 24-bit ADC)
24 bit A/D converter
Rear-panel USB port
RIT/XIT
Digital Noise Reduction
Manual and Automatic Notch
Digital Twin PBT
Dual Display
100 Watt Output (75 W on 440)

1.2GHz (23cm) is available with optional UX-9100 module.
NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000092D ICOM-IC-009100 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405