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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? High: 5 W, Low: ? mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains ?V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-R000072DC YAESU-FT-000026