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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
- 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
10-160 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option) AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna N-type - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains 11-16.6V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A (with UX-910) 3 A @ 117 VAC ?
TX Max 23 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 1974 and 1978 Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX ? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000910D YAESU-FL-000101 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT