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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Dual-Band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
? ?
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne VFO or 6 × XTAL channels ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? 4 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.7V DC 3.7 V DC 1200 mAh Li-ion
Current RX Max 3.5 A Max 140 mA ?
TX Max 23 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
120 × 40 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.48 in)
228 × 54 × 32 mm
(8.98 × 2.13 × 1.26 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX ? IP67 Waterproof
CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO MINIX-MR-000002S RETEVIS-RT000087