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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz HF 87-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC HF 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 7.4 V DC, 1500 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 4 A ? 100 mA max
TX 4 A max ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 196x and 197x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 115 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.53 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? "Hidden" display
PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732S BRAZAM-EDT-000303 YANTON-T-000328