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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ? ±5 ppm
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 150 kHz- 54 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB)
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system DSP Single conversion Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output internal speaker requires external speaker 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output - ? 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground
Current RX 100 VA max ? 0.5 A
TX - - 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225 YAESU-FTM-000350