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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 minute to 60 minutes after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±30 Hz/hr. at +25°C (+77°F) ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.030-30 MHz 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY
0.16 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
AM
13 µV (0.5-1.799999 MHz)
2 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 0.5 kHz (-6 kHz), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection More than 70 dB (1.8-29.999999 MHz) 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB
Audio output More than 2.0W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 2 A max Max 3.5 A (with UX-910)
TX 20 A max Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 212 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP (UT-106) and speech synthesizer (UT-102) options Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000718 ICOM-IC-000910D