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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz (USA) 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
? ?
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
? 240 × 95 × 300 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R002500 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002008 YAESU-FT-000077