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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 148-174 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
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
? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB 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)
? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VFO or 8 channels, XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% 12V DC Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX - - 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
? 350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 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 ? 6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R002500 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000009 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020