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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W Max 1 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? 100 W
TX Max 23 A ? 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ? 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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 ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III YAESU-FT-000104 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A