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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? 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)
5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 735 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
-
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX Max 0.5 A Max 3.5 A (with UX-910) ?
TX Max 6 A Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 1941 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) 212 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX Optional S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E ICOM-IC-000910D RCA-AR000088LF