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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 10-80 m 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
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
0.3 µV S/N 10 dB ?
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)
SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 4 ohms 480 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% Mains 5 × AA or external 12 V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
66 × 165 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.50 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 565 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
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 Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R002500 YAESU-FT-000201S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000055XLT