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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
10-80 m 0.01-3000 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
? AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 0.5 kHz (-6 kHz), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
? 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
10-80 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option) 80-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 3.5 A (with UX-910) ? 1 A
TX Max 23 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 199x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
330 × 195 × 355 mm
(12.99 × 7.68 × 13.98 in)
217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) None 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX ? AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Accessories ? ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
MPN ICOM-IC-000910D KENWOOD-TS-000515 AOR-AR-005000A