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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26-56 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output AM: 1-4 W, FM/SSB/CW: 1-10 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.5 V DC ±10% 13.6 V DC ±20%
Current RX 1.4-1.6 A ? ?
TX Max 5.2 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 408 gr (14.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000575A YAESU-FT-000080C BAOFENG-UV-000025X2