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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.05 p.p.m. 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C)
Tuning steps ? 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   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
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 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)
AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? internal speaker 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 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% Mains 13.8V DC 15%
Current RX Max 1.5 A 100 VA max 1.2 A max
TX - - 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 1.35 kg (3.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 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. Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-PCR002500 ICOM-IC-R009500 ICOM-ID-000880H