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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 0.53-1650 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   N-AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4LR6 or external 12V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 2.2-3 A ? 2.1A max
TX Max 23 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO YUPITERU-MVT-007200 ICOM-IC-000080AD