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Portable SW Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
? Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3W max, 8 ohm ? 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output - FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 4LR20 / D 12V DC or mains 6-16V DC
Current RX 7W ? 16-150mA
TX - Max 5 A 0.5-1.6A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 42 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Digital readout Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
Accessories - ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022 YAESU-FT-000625RD ICOM-IC-000024ET