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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 255-525 KHz / 1.5-30.3 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.133 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
Selectivity FM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <14 kHz (-60 dB)
FMN: >3 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 14 tubes DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB (75 dB typical) ? 60 dB
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - -
RF-output High: 65 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 60 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains ?
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? ?
TX 15 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 195x and 19xx in Germany Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
550 × 355 × 407 mm
(21.65 × 13.98 × 16.02 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002200H SIEMENS-000745-E309B WINRADIO-WR-G000305E