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VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ? 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 ? ? Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 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: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 85 W 1.1 A Max 3.5 A (with UX-910)
TX - 2.5-6.5 A Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1978 and 198x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-4 DRAKE-UV-000003E ICOM-IC-000910D