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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   -
Sensitivity 0.133 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity FM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <14 kHz (-60 dB)
FMN: >3 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB (75 dB typical) ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 65 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX 0.8-1 A Max 350 W
TX 15 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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. ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002200H KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS