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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
<1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
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)
0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix Double direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
1240-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   CW  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W 5-100 / 5-75 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option) 30-40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 35-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC +/-15% 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 3.5 A Max 3.5 A (with UX-910) ?
TX Max 23 A Max 23 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in RTTY demodulator and keyer. Twin RX Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II ICOM-IC-000910H TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570)