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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 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)
? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity 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
? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
? ?
Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD ? 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 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 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX 2 A max ? 115 mW typical
TX 22 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
? 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) ? 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
? CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 ICOM-X000003 YUPITERU-MVT-005500