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Headless HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 1-30 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   GMSK   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/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
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)
? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   AFSK   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? ? 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 1.5 A Max 50 W 200-450 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1968 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.35 kg (3.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Headless Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1302 channels in 1 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. ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-PCR002500 RACAL-RA-001218 ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS