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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 110/220V AC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) ? 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T YAESU-FTDX-000400