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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 118-174 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.133 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <14 kHz (-60 dB)
FMN: >3 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 60 dB (75 dB typical) ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output 100 W High: 65 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 3V DC (2LR6)
Current RX - 0.8-1 A ?
TX ? 15 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1988 and 1993 in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 318 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.52 in)
140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
120.65 × 71.12 × 25.4 mm
(4.75 × 2.80 × 1.00 in)
Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 227 gr (8.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital voice/data (D-STAR) option (UT-118 (formerly UT-115)). Please note that this requires at least two similarly equiped radios. Weather channel with alert (US version only) CTCSS, DTCS and DTMF. Multi-color LCD. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-3 ICOM-IC-002200H SONY-ICF-SW000001