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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
2m / 70cm | 5 W | Picture transfer | GPS

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 2m / 70cm
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (13.8V DC option) 7.4 V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? 240 mA (+30 mA GPS on) (+80 mA Digital on)
TX Max 23 A - 2 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
60 × 95 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.10 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 265 gr (9.4 oz) with FNB-101Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX PBT Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III ICOM-IC-R000071A YAESU-FT-000001D