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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 430-512 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
Sensitivity 68-174 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
430-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
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
0.39 µV
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB), 34 kHz (-60 dB) 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)
≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 12V DC +/- 15% 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 3.70 kg (8.2 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 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 61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000016 ICOM-IC-R002500 ELAD-FDM-S000001