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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Icom IC-T42E
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
426€
Theoretical estimate
362€
Minimum
490€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur UHF transceiver
- Frequency range
- Europe TX: 430-440 MHz RX: 400-470 MHz (Modification may be required)
- Tuning steps
- 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 KHz
- Frequency stability
- ±5 ppm @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F)
- Mode
- FM
- Channels / memory management
- 40 regular 3 scan edge pairs 1 call 6 DTMF with up to 30 digits each Alpha tags Priority watch
- Repeater shift / offset
- ±?
- Power supply
- 4.5-9.6 VDC (Depending on battery pack) 4.5-16 VDC external
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 15-150 mA TX: 0.5-1.4 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / BNC
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 57*110*27 mm (2.24*4.33*1.06")
- Weight
- 300 g (10.6 oz), with BP-171 and antenna
- Other features
- 1750 Hz tone burst. DTMF. Optional CTCSS/PL encoder/decoder with tone scan.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 30.85 MHz 2nd IF: 450 KHz
- Sensitivity
- 0.16 uV (12 dB SINAD)
- Selectivity
- 15 KHz (-6 dB) 30 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 50 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 200 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- Modulation system
- Variable reactance frequency modulation
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -60 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 2 Kohm / 3-pin (2.5 mm)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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