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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than 500 cycles drift in first hour, after 15 minutes warm-up, and less than 100 cycles per hour thereafter ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz in 9 bands
87.5-108 / 108-136 MHz
- 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W (AM 35 W) 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC or mains Mains (117 V AC, 50/60 cycles) 6-16V DC
Current RX ? - 16-150mA
TX - 350 W 0.5-1.6A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 234 × 170 mm
(13.39 × 9.21 × 6.69 in)
333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 42 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
Accessories ? HA-16 VOX ADAPTOR ?
MPN SONY-CRF-005090 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000046 ICOM-IC-000024ET