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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 0.5 kHz (-6 kHz), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FTM-300DR)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FTM-300DE)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option) 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 3.5 A (with UX-910) ?
TX ? Max 23 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 199x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2020 and 202x in Korea
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
139 × 53 × 18 mm
(5.47 × 2.09 × 0.71 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) total unit
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX Fusion System
CTCSS/PL
2" QVGA color TFT
Built-in Bluetooth and GPS
Wires-X Twin RX (V+V, U+U, V+U, U+V) with simultaneous DV RX on both receivers
1200/9600bd APRS modem
Voice recording
Band scope
AMS
Micro-SD slot
Detachable control head.
Accessories ? ? MH-85A11U Hand microphone with built-in camera
MLS-100 External speaker
SSM-85D DTMF Microphone
MPN ICOM-IC-000750A ICOM-IC-000910D YAESU-FTM-000300DE