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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 118-174 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   CW   SSB  
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)
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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 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 80 W High: 65 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.8-1 A Max 0.8 A
TX Max 15 A 15 A max Max 3.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

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 DRAKE-TR-000005 ICOM-IC-002200H ICOM-IC-000260A