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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
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Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26-56 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-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)
500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
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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)
SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output AM: 1-4 W, FM/SSB/CW: 1-10 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.5 V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 1.4-1.6 A 2 A ?
TX Max 5.2 A 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000575A YAESU-FT-000757GX SONY-AIR-000008