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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-1.58 / 1.72-34 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 25 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 2.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 2 µV
700-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-50 MHz: 0.63 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.5 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.63 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 5.6 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 18 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
50-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 1.8 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 18 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 56 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 5 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 ?V
DV (BER 1%) < 0.35 ?V
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 230 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 50/15/5 W (approx.)

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/600 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 15%
Current RX 105 mA @ 280 V, 1.4 A @ 6.3 V Max 1.5 A 1.2 A max
TX - - 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1961 in USA Between 2006 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 469.9 × 226.06 × 279.4 mm
(18.50 × 8.90 × 11.00 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 15.60 kg (34.4 lbs) 1.35 kg (3.0 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options. Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000100 ICOM-IC-PCR002500 ICOM-ID-000880H