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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Beter than ±0.5ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.001 kHz AM: 9 or 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
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Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
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Image rejection >60 dB More than 70dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A 2 A max 300 mA
TX Max 13 A 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) 201 channels in bank(s) 700 channels in 100 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
Clock / alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H ICOM-IC-007200 GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR