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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  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) Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.030-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   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)
0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
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
SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
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 ? 15, 6 and 3 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
?
Image rejection More than 70 dB (1.8-29.999999 MHz) More than 70 dB 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB
Audio output More than 2.0W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) Mains, 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 2 A max Max 210 VA Max 3.5 A (with UX-910)
TX 20 A max Max 800 VA Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 212 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP (UT-106) and speech synthesizer (UT-102) options 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000718 ICOM-IC-007700 ICOM-IC-000910D