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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on region ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
0.495–999.990MHz MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
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)
± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix Double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
1240-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
144–146 / 430–440MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 5-100 / 5-75 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option) High: 25 W, Low: 3 W 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W

Connections

Antenna N-type - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A (with UX-910) ? ?
TX Max 23 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 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 ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000910H KDK-FM-002025 ICOM-IC-E000080D