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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
0.7 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N
Selectivity ? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
?
Filters ? ? 455 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Dual conversion superheterodyne with RF-amplifier stage and 455 kHz ceramic filter
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ?
Audio output ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) 3 W max

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
RF-output ? 0.1-10 W in 5 steps 4 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9-15.9V DC 11.5~14.5 V DC, negative or positive ground
Current RX ? 250-450 mA 500 mA in standby (no signal)
TX - 3 A max 1.3 A @ 13.8 V DC unmodulated

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines (Discontinued) Between 2002 and 20xx Between 1976 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
Optional 40 channel unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC009000XLT ICOM-IC-000703 HY-GAIN-000009-(2679)