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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 137-174 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
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Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe) 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) Max 5 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) ?V DC ?
Current RX 150 VA max ? ?
TX 760 VA max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
? ?
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 1010 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Dual watch. ARTS. Submersible SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP YAESU-VX-000170 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-001500