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

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 10-80 m + WARC 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
Filters ? ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system ? ? DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? 2 A
TX Max 13 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1981 and 198x Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. ? CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H SOMMERKAMP-FT-000767DX AOR-AR-005001D