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Headless HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
2m Transceiver | 65 W

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.05 p.p.m. ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   FM   N-FM  
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
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
Less than 0.18μV
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)
AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
W-FM
More than 6kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 14kHz (at 60dB)

N-FM
More than 3kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 9kHz (at 55dB)
Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? internal speaker 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? - 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 1.5 A 100 VA max 0.4-1.5 A
TX - - 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight 1.35 kg (3.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 207 channels in 10 bank(s)
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. Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 CTCSS / DTCS
MIL-STD 810 G tested
Power supply voltage display
Wide/narrow channel setting
DTMF autodial
Time-out timer
Repeater lockout
Automatic power off
S-meter squelch
Selectable LCD backlight color (amber, yellow and green)
Weather channel receive and alert function (USA version only)
Automatic repeater function (USA version only)
Selectable squelch delay from short and long
Squelch attenuator reduces suppression from strong signals
PC to Tx and Tx to Tx cloning capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-PCR002500 ICOM-IC-R009500 ICOM-IC-002300H