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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 0-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - 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
? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 0-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? 600 mA
TX - ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel ? 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R002500 YAESU-FT-000400C KENWOOD-TM-002550A