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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.538-34 MHz 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne 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 ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
1240-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? - 5-100 / 5-75 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option)

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws N-type
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (105-117 V AC) 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? Max 3.5 A (with UX-910)
TX - - Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 212 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX
Accessories ? - ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 ICOM-IC-000910H