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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30 kHz - 60 MHz 26.965-27.405 / 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 450-470 (485) MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.7 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ? ?
Audio output More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 0.1-10 W in 5 steps ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9-15.9V DC 13.8V DC 6 V DC
Current RX 250-450 mA ? ?
TX 3 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 20xx Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 1974 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
180 × 50 × 204 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 8.03 in)
?
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.03 kg (2.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
Trunking (800 Motorola I/II/III (1 trunking bank at a time)
5 list, 10 IDs, 50 per bank; 250 IDs total
ID delay
5 priority channels
9 service search bands
5 monitor memories
Direct search
Data skip
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000703 20-195 20-169