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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 118-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.133 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity >12 kHz (-6 dB), <35 kHz (-60 dB) ? FM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <14 kHz (-60 dB)
FMN: >3 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB (75 dB typical)
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 300/300 mW (500 mW with 6 VDC external) - High: 65 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC Li-Io pack or 6V DC external Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 19-70 mA ? 0.8-1 A
TX Max 320 mA - 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
Weight 98 gr (3.5 oz) including battery 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable - Digital voice/data (D-STAR) option (UT-118 (formerly UT-115)). Please note that this requires at least two similarly equiped radios. Weather channel with alert (US version only) CTCSS, DTCS and DTMF. Multi-color LCD.
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-C000006E HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. ICOM-IC-002200H