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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
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
? ?
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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 150 VA max ? ?
TX 760 VA max Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1975 and 1984
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
? 215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP YAESU-FT-000655S ZODIAC-M-005012