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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 15m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 21.215-21.445 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations SSB   USB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 21.215-21.445 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations SSB   USB   FM  
RF-output 10 W (PEP) 10 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 15-18V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 30-210 mA
TX ? ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
? 57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000012K BELCOM-KAPPA-000015 ICOM-IC-W000031E