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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 ppm ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.133 µV (12 dB SINAD) <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity >12 kHz (-6 dB), <35 kHz (-60 dB) FM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <14 kHz (-60 dB)
FMN: >3 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB (75 dB typical) >60 dB typical
Audio output ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output 300/300 mW (500 mW with 6 VDC external) High: 65 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W -

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC Li-Io pack or 6V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 19-70 mA 0.8-1 A 1.5 A
TX Max 320 mA 15 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 98 gr (3.5 oz) including battery 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable Digital voice/data (D-STAR) option (UT-118 (formerly UT-115)). Please note that this requires at least two similarly equiped radios. Weather channel with alert (US version only) CTCSS, DTCS and DTMF. Multi-color LCD. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-C000006E ICOM-IC-002200H TEN-TEC-RX-000350