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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  20m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 48-54 MHz 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz) 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   USB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for 15 dB S/N FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 2305 kHz 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/ 6 m 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz) 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   USB   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) 200 W PEP 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX ? ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000245 HEATHKIT-HW-000032 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2