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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
USB-dongle SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 0.01-55 MHz (500 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
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
0.35 µV
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
? Software defined
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ? None

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output HF/6 m: 10 W, 2 m: 10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC +/- 15% 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A 410 mA max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2006 and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
25 × 17 × 90 mm
(0.98 × 0.67 × 3.54 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel 43 gr (1.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit ADC (Texas Instruments ADS4145)
Aluminium case
1.5 MHz sampling rate
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000C ICOM-IC-R002500 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRINANO