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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Code Oscillator

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   -
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
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Filters ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
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Image rejection ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB ?
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD 130 Ohms, permanent magnet

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   -
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC ±15% Batteries, 1.5 V or 9 V cell
Current RX 16-150mA 1.25 A ?
TX 0.5-1.6A 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in USA Between 1960 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
117 × 108 × 120 mm
(4.61 × 4.25 × 4.72 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options 605 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024ET TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599) HEATHKIT-HD-000016