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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 10-80m 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 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
0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ?
Selectivity 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)
2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output ? SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit ?
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 1968 and 197x
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
70 × 180 × 50 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.97 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R002500 GALAXY-GT000550 ZODIAC-P-000504CH